Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead and protector of the gates to the underworld, was said to oversee every aspect ...

Some of the mummies discovered recently in the Ptolemaic-era tombs were found with pieces of gold shaped into the form of a ...

More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.

A Spanish-Egyptian team of archaeologists has found a three-chamber burial site with fresh wall paintings, amulets, and ...

Osiris: God of the underworld. Djed: An ancient Egyptian symbol meaning stability, which originated from the myth of Osiris. Atum: The creator god, and a central figure in the creation of the ...

Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods, each with their own unique power and physical form. Of all the gods depicted in the Behnese tomb, here is what they represented to ancient humans at the ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty, embodying grace, cunning, and pest control. Beyond practical uses, they ...

"A gold medal of mummies from the Ptolemaic era [were found] as well as a number of ancient Egyptian texts and landscapes….represent[ing] a great addition to the history of the region and ...

A baker’s dozen of mummies with golden tongues and fingernails have been discovered in 2,000-year-old tombs in middle Egypt.

the beetles that are commonly depicted in Ancient Egyptian antiquities. A wall painting discovered in the burial chamber that depicts the sky-goddess Nut beset by other Egyptian deities and the stars.

How the Egyptian pyramids were built over 4,000 years ago has been one of the great mysteries of the ancient world. Despite their age, more than 100 of them remain standing today, showcasing ...