Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands.

Apophis, the chaos serpent, was a terrifying force in ancient Egyptian mythology, threatening to plunge the world into ...

Various Egyptian gods are either associated with, symbolize, or directly embody certain celestial objects. In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

Ancient Egyptians were so into oral sex, they put it in their religion — and religious art Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex ...

The 2014 epic Exodus: Gods and Kings came under fire for its casting of white actors to play Hebrew and Ancient Egyptian characters. The director Ridley Scott admitted that he would not get ...

Archaeologists excavated a 2,000-year-old sanctuary and found an entrance gate, two towers, and a hidden chamber, photos show. Photo from Marcus Müller and the Athribis Project via the University ...

Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

During the restoration of an ancient Egyptian temple, researchers found rare traces of gold and paint, photos show. Photo from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The cavernous corridors of an ...

The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen.