In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold human organs that were removed during the mummification ...

An ancient Egyptian city has been uncovered by a team of British and Egyptian archaeologists. Archaeologists from the ...

A significant discovery by Egyptian archaeologists on Luxor's West Bank have provided an insight into elite lives of the past ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a copy of the "Book of the Dead" in an ancient Egyptian cemetery. The document was used by Egyptian priests to guide the dead to the afterlife. Alongside the scroll ...

The ancient Egyptians believed that the body of the deceased could be renewed in the afterlife leaving a person to navigate a place of "gods, demons, mysterious locations and potential obstacles ...

Ancient Egyptian 'funeral home' was one-stop shop for the afterlife. New evidence shows priest-embalmers were savvy entrepreneurs who offered burial packages for every budget.

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, so embalmers mummified bodies to preserve the spirit for the afterlife, according to Field Museum scientists.

“Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection” Through Aug. 6. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta carlos.emory.edu .

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, so embalmers mummified bodies to preserve the spirit for the afterlife, according to Field Museum scientists.

Promotional image for the Cent of the Afterlife exhibition. Moesgaard Museum. Intangible aspects of ancient Egyptian funerary practice are by their nature difficult to research, and analysis of ...