Omar Chakil may not be the first to carve objects out of Egyptian alabaster, but he is at the forefront of reintroducing the ...

IN this volume the author has published with a change of title a second edition of his “Ancient Egyptian Materials” (1926). Those who are acquainted with the book in its earlier form will ...

The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...

A new study debunks the long-held mystery that an ancient Egyptian mummy, known as the "Mysterious Lady," was pregnant or had ...

“Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and a professor of heritage science at University College London.

This material, as its name suggests, originated in Egypt (as far back as the mid-third millennium B.C.). Eventually, it made its way to Rome, where the artistic value of its cold tones helped ...