Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...

The Chausie descends from the Felis chaus, or jungle cat, often depicted in ancient Egyptian art. They are considered among the wild-type cats linked to Egypt. 3. Abyssinian Although the ...

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Inlay of mummy figure with human head Freer Gallery of Art and ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced the galaxy, such as the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, and the Book of Nut.

When it comes to cats, the story is still evolving. Scientists continue to debate where and how our feline friends first went from wild hunters to household companions. For a long time, ancient Egypt ...

YORK CITY. IT’S KNOWN AS FASHION’S BIGGEST NIGHT, WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST STARS IN ATTENDANCE. BUT JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AN IOWA ARTIFACT WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE CITY. KCCI OLIVIA ...

In the 1970s, a Ramses cartouche was discovered at Themilat Radadi, along the Egyptian-Israeli border, an area associated with the copper trade. To date, no archaeological artifacts have been ...

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Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists working at Abydos, an archaeological site in an ancient city, discovered a new tomb. Credit: Siri Challa Penn researchers, working in conjunction with Egyptian ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt ... Museum of Art The Eye of Horus, shown as a stylised eye pointing forward, is a well-known symbol in Egyptian culture. They were often ...

Baboons, cats, birds, and crocodiles, which also had great religious significance, were sometimes mummified, especially in the later dynasties. Ancient writers, modern scientists, and the mummies ...