Lions were even depicted in Ancient Egyptian artworks. As the Barbary lion’s geographic range was right across the Mediterranean Sea, the Roman Empire sourced many animals from this region ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a rare mummy menagerie, including the wrapped remains of cats, crocodiles, scarabs, cobras and two lion cubs. The discovery was made in the tomb of a 7th ...

“The lion played a tremendous role in the iconography of ancient Egypt,” says Conni Lord, an Egyptologist with the Animal Mummy Research Project at the Nicholson Museum of Sydney University.

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says local archeologists have unearthed the mummy of an unusually large animal, most likely a lion or lioness. The ministry said on Monday the mummy was excavated ...

Jan. 15 -- Probing a tomb full of mummified cats, archaeologist Alain Zivie and his team recently came across a startling find: preserved bones from a much larger feline. "It was a lion," Zivie ...

For the first time, archaeologists have discovered a preserved lion skeleton in an ancient Egyptian tomb, demonstrating the exalted reputation enjoyed by the king of beasts more than 3,000 years ago.

Researchers restored an ancient painting of the gods depicted at New Year's during restoration work at the Temple of Esna in Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The first lion mummy was discovered in the tomb of King Tut's wet nurse by a French archaeologist. The complete and undisturbed lion skeleton may further suggest the animal was considered sacred.