The discoveries of an archaeological team in Egypt are fueling speculation that a woman could have been one of the first pharaohs of the ancient kingdom. A team in Abydos, which is an area along the ...

The monumental, square tomb complex of queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt. New excavations of the ancient Egyptian queen Meret-Neith's tomb have yielded riches, suggesting she may have been Egypt's ...

About 5,000 years ago, Queen Meret-Neith was considered the most powerful woman in ancient Egypt — and recent discoveries at her tomb have confirmed her importance. A team of archaeologists from the ...

Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago in an Egyptian queen's tomb. The find, one of the oldest ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, from ...

A female royal from the first ancient Egyptian dynasty was found buried in a lavish tomb. She was buried with 41 courtiers and servants, and dozens of wine jars. Researchers think she may have been ...

The tomb of Queen Meret-Neith, an Egyptian royal who was most likely the most powerful woman of her era — if not the first female pharaoh — was discovered by archaeologists well over a century ago, ...

Queen Meret-Neith’s tomb lays at the center of the Egypt burial complex and is surrounded by the tombs of her servants and courtiers, experts said. EC Köhler University of Vienna About 5,000 years ago ...