The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is preparing to open two new exhibition halls dedicated to mummification ...

The discovery was made at Oxyrhynchus, an ancient burial site in central Egypt, by a team from the University of Barcelona ...

Ancient Egyptians sure knew how to stage a burial, including canopic jars to hold organs and scrolls from the “Book of the Dead” to help the deceased navigate the afterlife. In central Egypt, ...

In 2023, scientists identified the compounds in the balms used to mummify the organs of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman, suggesting that the recipes were unusually complex and used ingredients not ...

Boffins believe they have unearthed an "ancient Egyptian portal to the afterlife" at the tomb of a 4,400-year-old ancient Egyptian prince. The prince's tomb holds a massive pink granite door believed ...

Mummification was a sacred ritual of the ancient Egyptians, who called their mummified dead “noble ones.” But when mummies started showing up as supernatural archfiends in Victorian horror novels and ...

Romans Athena bowl: A silver and gold vessel of the goddess and her owl, buried in a German forest 2,000 years ago Archaeology Centuries-old Christian Nubian murals inspire gorgeous fashion ...

Introduction: Life and afterlife in the ancient Egyptian cosmos -- Preparing for the afterlife -- The evolution of the Book of the dead / by Irmtraut Munro -- The day of burial -- The mummy in the ...

An astrophysicist has simulated the appearance of our galaxy as it would have been seen from Egypt 4,000 years ago. Reading time 3 minutes The massive galaxy that houses our star system, along with ...