It likely comes from between 3,000 and 2,000 years ago, during a period when crocodiles were ritually sacrificed to honor the Egyptian god, Sobek.

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) was embodied in the god Sobek, whose name derived from “sebek,” meaning “to impregnate” in ancient Egyptian. Sobek represented fertility, military prowess, ...

The history of crocodiles, how they've outlived dinosaurs and survived mass extinctions, their evolution, the critters today, Egyptian god Sobek, their standing in First Nations knowledge, ...

We found an affordable way to visit Egypt's bucket-list wonders and came home with memories that will last forever.

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

Ahmed Badawy joins 'The Masters of Magic and Beauty,' an Egyptian fantasy film by Jad Chahine, blending mythology and family ...

Local Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed never-before-seen, richly decorated tombs of Egyptian officials at the Draʻ Abu el-Naga site. See the photos.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRZ) (OTC: MRZLF) (the " Company ” or " Mirasol ”) is pleased to announce that results from the second ...

Second drill hole testing the Potro SE target intersected the continuation of a polymetallic hydrothermal breccia system: 0.90m at 15.02 g/t gold Eq and 17.65m at 0.22 g/t gold Eq with high silver, ...

ALBAWABA - A photo posted by the famous Egyptian restaurant "Abu Tarek Koshary" on Facebook has rapidly become virally shared. The photo depicts a rocke ...

Humans An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for the first time The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...