"People would make devotional offerings in the form of animals as mummies. This would have more potency as a blood sacrifice, ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

A GROUNDBREAKING discovery of two mummies has revealed a previously unknown human ancestor from over 7,000 years ago. The ...

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...

A mysterious mummy called “Bashiri” has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no scholar has ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

The ancient specimens were presented to him as a ceremonial gift from the Ottoman Empire’s viceroy, or khedive, in Egypt. (The other mummy went to the George West Museum in Round Lake ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

MUMMIFICATION of sacred animals is a familiar practice in the annals of Ancient Egypt, especially in the later periods. A discovery of what is thought to be the earliest known example of the ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS claim to have unearthed a “major” Egyptian town – dating back 3,400 years. The settlement offers ...

Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...