They say it opens a window into a period late in ancient Egyptian history when Saqqara ... Beautifully preserved, it showed the face of a woman with large, kohl-lined eyes. The rest of the inner ...

Acharya Chanakya, one of India’s most well-known ancient scholars and strategists, composed the Chanakya Niti, a collection ...

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white ...

In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.

An analysis of 30 ancient skeletons from Sudan reveals that around 4,000 years ago, women were using tumplines—head straps ...

TOTTORI—The face of a Japanese woman who lived around 1,800 years ago and wouldn't look out of place today has been re-created in a stunning visualization. A bust of the long-deceased woman ...

The lower part of the statue, which depicts King Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers, was found in 1930.

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Similarly, the real-life Queen Isis—believed to have lived during ancient Egypt—was an example of strong female leadership. Women in ancient Egyptian society enjoyed rights and roles that were ...