In 1922, archaeologists uncovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun, exposing thousands of artifacts placed around the young Egyptian king for burial. Among the gold ornaments, chariots and ritual items ...

Michelle Spear explores why has the heart, more than any other organ, has been imbued with such deep symbolism and power ...

Egyptian mythology included hundreds of gods, but only a select few stood above the rest. Deities like Amun-Ra, Isis, Osiris, and Horus shaped ideas about creation, kingship, justice, and the ...

Ancient Egypt did not worship just one or two major gods. It built an entire pantheon of over 100 powerful deities, each ...

Chemists and perfumers are using new techniques to bring ancient scents back to life, from mummies to a 5,000-year-old ...

From the Third Intermediate Period through the Late, Ptolemaic, and Roman eras, ancient Egyptian private funerary monuments underwent marked architectural and ritual reconfigurations ...

Even walking the magnificent staircase leading to the exhibitions holds real grandeur; lined with statues of ancient kings and queens, a huge window on one of the upper floors gives a perfectly framed ...

Out of all the Egyptian pharaohs who graced the ancient land, Tutankhamun is remembered by people to date. The young king who ...

Taking his inspiration from animal mummies held by the Chau Chak Wing Museum, WA sculptor Abdul-Rahman Abdullah has turned ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology ...