Archaeologists uncovered a 3,600-year-old royal tomb at Abydos that may belong to a forgotten pharaoh from a debated Egyptian dynasty.

Abydos has drawn pharaohs and pilgrims for millennia as Egypt's holiest burial ground, where proximity to Osiris promised divine favor in the afterlife. Excavators recently broke through sealed ...

The discovery of wooden staffs and clay trays near the sarcophagus of King Tut might be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the Awakening of Osiris. As its name suggests, this ritual is ...

First-person account of exploring Osiris Tomb on the Giza Plateau, Egypt. Includes description of the tomb and early exploration. Speculates on the date of construction of the four-pillar hall.