A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

Egyptologist Chris Naunton answers Google's most searched questions about Ancient Egypt. 00:00 Introduction 00:42 When did ...

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

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The Penn Museum has been involved in archaeological research in Egypt for more than a century. Most of the material in the ...

Painted scenes and a number of objects were found inside the structures, which were built for Ancient Egyptian officials ...

In the second in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun published in celebration of the ...

The treasures of the Pharaohs will be arriving in Rome this autumn for a landmark exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale.

We often read about great civilizations, lost cities, and ancient marvels ... one of the most important gods in the Egyptian pantheon. Image credits: Archeology and art Archaeology is more than ...

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The symbol of the sun disk emblazons the chair’s backrest, above the outstretched wings of the vulture goddess Nekhbet ... was the transfer of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies from the Egyptian ...

A ruling by an Egyptian court transferring ownership of one of the world s oldest monasteries to the state has provoked ...