Larger-than-life scenes carved on each of its exterior walls offered ancient worshippers a mere ... 2649 –2150 b.c.), especially in Lower Egypt, the Big Dipper was a circumpolar star cluster ...

A team of Egyptian and French ... These small statues were often carved to look like the deceased. Amid the discoveries, however, was the House of Life, an ancient scientific institution that ...

These small statues were often carved to look like the deceased. Amid the discoveries, however, was the House of Life, an ancient scientific institution that served as a learning school in ancient ...

A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian ... during a time when ancient Egypt was broken into rival kingdoms. That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an entirely unknown pharaoh who was never ...

Ryholt believed the smaller dynasty would have ruled the region of Abydos during a time when ancient Egypt was broken into rival kingdoms. That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an entirely ...

The figures adorn the wall of a tomb found in a ... while the woman wears a large cloak over a tunic and many accessories. Her carved jewelry includes amphora-shaped earrings, a wedding ring ...

Who carved it—and why—remains unknown. Join us as we visit this curious relic and explore the legends, theories, and history surrounding this Southern California enigma. More for You ...

Archaeologists found a new ... because they think ancient grave robbers damaged the marking of his name on the tomb wall. Still, he could help illuminate a forgotten era of Egyptian history ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...

It comes just weeks after another major Egyptian discovery, which marked only the second royal tomb found since King Tutankhamun's over 100 years ago. In February, archaeologists uncovered King ...