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

The show’s more than 100 artifacts survey ancient Egyptian burial practices and cosmology. According to Melinda Zeder, curator of Old World archaeology, the Cox mummy is “our best preserved ...

are probably those that underwent elaborate embalming and burial procedures in ancient Egypt. Indeed, for most people, the word "mummy" is pretty much synonymous with the Egyptian variety.

T he mummification process is perhaps one of the most talked about aspects of Ancient Egyptian life. It highlights the morbid curiosity shared by those of us alive at a time when funerary practices ...