Unearthing Egypt: Recent Archaeological Discoveries Quiz
Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · Editorial Team
Test your knowledge of the latest digs and findings that are reshaping our view of ancient Egypt.
❓ 10 Questions
⏱️ 5 Minutes
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QUESTION 1
The large caches of sealed, painted wooden coffins uncovered at Saqqara from 2020 onwards date mainly to which period?
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The large caches of sealed, painted wooden coffins uncovered at Saqqara from 2020 onwards date mainly to which period?
- A. Old Kingdom (c. 2686-2181 BC)
- B. Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC)
- C. New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070 BC)
- D. Late Period (c. 664-332 BC)
The "Lost Golden City" announced near Luxor in 2021 is identified as which ancient settlement?
- A. Aten
- B. Akhetaten
- C. Pi-Ramesses
- D. Avaris
The temple of Seti I at Abydos is famous for containing which unique inscription?
- A. The Rosetta Stone decree
- B. The Palermo Stone annals
- C. The Abydos King List, naming dozens of earlier pharaohs
- D. The Book of the Dead of Ani
Which technology was pivotal in detecting previously unknown voids inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, including a corridor confirmed in 2023?
- A. Ground-penetrating radar
- B. LiDAR scanning
- C. Muon tomography
- D. Seismic tomography
Wadi Hammamat, in Egypt's Eastern Desert, was quarried in antiquity chiefly for which stone?
- A. Limestone
- B. Greywacke (bekhen-stone siltstone)
- C. Red granite
- D. Alabaster (travertine)
The Diary of Merer, the oldest known inscribed papyri from ancient Egypt, records the transport of limestone for the Great Pyramid. Where was it found?
- A. Wadi al-Jarf, on the Red Sea coast
- B. Saqqara
- C. Deir el-Medina
- D. Elephantine
Vast animal-mummy catacombs at Saqqara are dedicated to particular gods. Which animal fills the catacomb associated with the god Anubis?
- A. Dogs
- B. Cats
- C. Ibises
- D. Crocodiles
The sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion, rediscovered from 2000 onwards, lies in which body of water?
- A. Aboukir Bay, in the Mediterranean near Alexandria
- B. The Red Sea near Safaga
- C. Lake Nasser
- D. The Gulf of Suez
A German-Egyptian mission at Saqqara announced in 2018 the discovery of a rare funerary mask made of which material?
- A. Solid gold
- B. Gilded silver
- C. Bronze
- D. Painted cartonnage over wood
In 2021, an Egyptian-American team at Abydos announced the discovery of what is described as one of the world's oldest high-production breweries. Roughly when does it date from?
- A. Around 3000 BC, at the dawn of the First Dynasty
- B. Around 1350 BC, in the Amarna period
- C. Around 700 BC, in the Late Period
- D. Around 200 BC, in the Ptolemaic period
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