Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient life. So much so, in fact, that there are said to be over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. And while a select few of these ...

A 4,000-year-old tomb in Egypt once held the body of a royal magician. In that early era, he also served as a priest and a ...

Swiss-French archaeologists have uncovered the 4,100-year-old tomb in Egypt that belonged to a royal physician with a very ...

Venom expert, chief palace physician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants were also likely on his resume.

Experts believe these ornate tongues were intended to allow the dead to speak with the god of the underworld, Osiris. Gold nails, however, are rarely found in Egyptian archaeological digs.

In life, this individual was known as Tetinebefou, "conjurer of the goddess Serket,"  "director of medicinal plants," and ...

The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...

In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for housing the tombs of high officials from the Egyptian Old ...