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Some researchers claim that King Tutankamen died from malaria. However, other scientists dispute the claims, arguing that the conclusions overstep the boundaries provided by the evidence.

The Onion resurrects Nisroch, the Assyrian god of agriculture, for an energy drink advertisement.

A team led by Professor Adam Zertal might have found Gilgal.

Dude, check out the new blog from the American Schools of Oriental Research, basically it’s devoted to spreading info about Near Eastern archaeology and history.

Archaeologists have found a shaft tomb in Saqara Egypt that contains approximately two dozen mummies, most dating to the 26th dynasty.

King Tut returns to his tomb and is pretty upset that all of his stuff, including his favorite pendant with a monkey and a beetle on it, is all missing. Check this out in the Onion.

Well, remember way back when in ancient Thebes, when Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx and then did it with his mom and then poked his eyes out? It turns out recently that the Sphinx has gotten its eyes pecked out by some rogue pigeons. No word on the mama.

The pyramid of King Menkauhor was rediscovered at Saqqara.

Donkeys might have been domesticated way back in ancient Egypt, really ancient, like 3,000 BCE according to Fionna Marshall. This seems to be based on the discovery of 10 donkey skeletons found near an Egyptian king’s tomb.

Alexandra Zavis for the LA Times writes about the illegal digging of artifacts in Iraq here.