Starry paintings found on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs indicate that the sky goddess Nut was closely associated with ...

Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

The latest work—led by the Archaeological Preservation and Registration sector of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Archaeology, the ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

It is the first major archaeological discovery related to the dynasty in over 100 years, with the tomb of King Tutankhamun found in 1922 ... text associated with ancient Egyptian royal burials.

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

(CNN) — A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on ... experts say. Archaeologists found the tomb nearly 23 feet (about 7 meters) underground at the site of an ancient ...

The false door found at an ancient prince’s tomb in Saqqara. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. A photo shows the imposing fake door, which measures almost 15 feet tall and 4 feet ...