For the very first time, researchers have successfully decoded a complete genetic profile from an ancient Egyptian individual ...

An ancient alabaster vase located in a Yale University museum collection revealed a truth hidden for centuries: Opium use was part of mainstream society in ancient Egyptian culture. “Our findings ...

Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass discovered a statue that he said rewrites what we know about Egyptian art history. The familial statue mixed together different styles of craftsmanship in a way never ...

A Spanish-Egyptian team have uncovered a fragment of Homer’s Iliad inside a mummy at Oxyrhynchus, revealing how ancient texts ...

Despite their hierarchical society, jewelry was for everyone in ancient Egypt. The poorest farmers and the richest pharaohs were all likely adorned (or at least buried) with jewelry. However, these ...

Why Egypt Should Be on Every Traveler’s Bucket List Egypt is known for its very long history that goes back over 5,000 years, ...

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Discover why the ancient Egyptians invested so much in life after death. Were ancient Egyptians obsessed with death? That common misconception hides the true relationship between life and death in ...

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Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. Scientists even think King Tut himself may have used the substance. The findings mean opium use ...