Amateur archaeological sleuth Kathleen Martinez’s quest to find Cleopatra’s tomb took her to a temple complex known as Taposiris Magna, which is located 25 miles west of Alexandria, Egypt. Could it be ...

Fun facts about Cleopatra: Although associated in the public mind with ancient Egypt, she lived closer to our time than to the building of the pyramids of Giza. When she was ruling Egypt and ...

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LOS ANGELES -- She lived as the last ruler of ancient Egypt, but little is known about Cleopatra's death. For 2000 years, the location of her tomb has been a mystery with few leads, until now.

Egyptian archaeologists recently uncovered a hidden harbor at an ancient temple connected to Cleopatra VII – an unexpected find for historians. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

The discovery of a sunken port off the coast of Egypt may offer a puzzle piece in the longstanding search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb and glimpses into the country’s ancient maritime activity, according ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna. Archeologist Kathleen Martínez and ...

Doomed Egyptian queen Cleopatra has captured the imaginations of people all over the world for centuries. Archaeologists have long sought to locate her tomb, which she shared with her lover, Mark ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The location of Cleopatra’s burial has remained a mystery since her death, but a sunken port might be a key to finding it. This port is directly ...

Ahmed Shawkat is a CBS News producer based in Cairo. He has worked for CBS News since 2016, prior to which he worked with several European networks including TVE, ZDF, SVT and Yle. The ...

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Over the past two decades a criminal lawyer turned archaeologist from the Dominican Republic has dedicated herself to answering one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries: where is Queen ...