Archaeologists from Heidelberg University have uncovered significant sections of a large relief featuring depictions of ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 250 tombs in the Sohag Governorate, as announced by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. This excavation is part of the archaeological documentation and ...

For centuries, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have stirred fascination. These legendary structures, once towering ...

Depictions on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs suggest a link between the sky goddess Nut and the Milky Way. A recent study led by an astronomer sheds new light on this connection. Depiction of the ...

Nickelodeon's horror anthology, Are You Afraid of the Dark? featured campfire tales told by kids, for kids. The following are ...

Archaeologists confronted by a false door at an excavation site were stunned to find that it led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing ... her visual depictions on coffins and tomb murals added a new dimension that ...

Nut’s cosmological vignette on the outer coffin of Nesitaudjatakhet in the collection of Odessa Archaeological Museum OAM 52976 (C107). Nut’s body is covered in stars as well as a thick ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... cult of Khnum in Esna came to encompass another creator deity, the goddess Neith. Hymns carved on the hall’s columns and walls praise Khnum and Neith as the ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...

Carved out of a single block of stone, the throne on which Khafre is seated features lion paws, hieroglyphics, a royal cobra and the Egyptian ... tombs contained mummified cats, with one featuring a ...

Are these carved sphinxes and pyramids intelligible ... An ancient Nekhen tomb painting in plaster with barques, staffs, goddesses, and animals – possibly the earliest example of an Egyptian tomb ...