Digital scans of a mummified bird, kitten, and cobra from ancient Egypt just showed that the animals were brutally killed as ...

The gold ring with a red garnet is going to be a big help in understanding the largely unknown Hellenistic period in ...

The Eye of Horus engraved on a gold plate. This artifact was found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Psusennes I, who ruled more than 3,000 years ago. . | Credit: DEA / S. VANNINI via ...

This belief shows the spiritual significance that jewelry had in the lives of ancient Egyptians. Even a single bead was considered a window into their culture and beliefs. The Karnak temple ...

Similar-style Minoan terracotta snake goddess ... reflected the Egyptian artistic style in many ways, depicting the more ...

Ancient jewelry is up for auction at Christie's on Feb. 4, where buyers can snag a piece of history for less than today's modern fine jewelry. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post Who needs jewelry fit for a ...

Amulets (an object believed to have special powers and bring good fortune or protection) were mostly made into jewellery depicting an animal, including a hippo's head, hawk and snake's head.

snake heads, and hippos. The hippo held many different meanings throughout Egyptian culture, including representing power and wealth, fertility, and life, rebirth, and regeneration. Inside two of ...

As a result, this ancient art has been on the decline for several decades now and you can no longer see a snake charmer on the streets. The tradition not only violates the rights of the snakes, but ...

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Snake and scorpion bites would have been among the various medical problems the ancient Egyptians regularly dealt with. One piece of evidence the book discusses is the Brooklyn Papyrus ...

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