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

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture ... uncovered during the excavation depict the god Amun, the goddess Mut, and their son Khonsu side by side. Amun (meaning “the hidden ...

The Ancient Egyptian Cosmological Vignette: First Visual Evidence of the Milky Way and Trends in Coffin Depictions of the Sky Goddess Nut Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 ...

"This [study] is a new way to look at the sky goddess and at the way astronomy may have been used by the ancient Egyptians," Graur told Newsweek. The Egyptians had an advanced understanding of ...

A 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian goddess figurine found on Israel’s Palmachim Beach. A 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian goddess figurine found on Israel’s Palmachim Beach. Courtesy of YOLI ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess Nut may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests.

More information: Or Graur, The ancient Egyptian personification of the Milky Way as the sky-goddess Nut: An astronomical and cross-cultural analysis, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage ...

Great statues, such forms, we revere, we adore, The ancient Egyptian gods ... Sekhmet was a warrior goddess and a goddess of healing. People believed she protected the pharaohs when they went ...

The facility tracked the sun's movements closely. An apparent record-breaking ancient astronomy "observatory," complete with a sundial, was uncovered recently during a temple dig in the old ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests. Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky ...