The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...

According to The Sun, it depicted two zigzagging lines that mapped out two routes the dead could use to reach Osiris, the Ancient Egyptian god of the dead, in the afterlife. The text also ...

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

The ancient Egyptians believed this allowed the person to use their senses in the afterlife. Then, the mummies were placed in a coffin and the coffin was put in a special room in the pyramid ...

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

Joann explains the importance of the afterlife for Ancient Egyptians. She looks at some of the items that would be left in the tomb for use in the afterlife. Through studying the Book of the Dead ...

Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were ...

Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the afterlife.

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old royal tomb from an obscure line of pharohs whose very existence has been in ...

These sacred vessels, adorned with symbolic heads, played a vital role in protecting the deceased in the afterlife. Learn more about ancient Egyptian burial traditions and how they honored the dead.