The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

They found some Khamun ground. Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Scarabs are small, decorated objects that originated in ancient Egypt. They’re typically shaped ... of the dung balls reminded them of the sun god rolling the sun across the sky, according ...

The sun was not just a celestial body for the ancient Egyptians ... the falcon-headed god of kingship and the sky, played central roles in shaping Egyptian cosmology and royal authority ...

Mark Fischer via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 The ancient Egyptian ... gods were a significant part of Tutankhamun’s story. His father had rejected polytheism in favor of worshiping the ...