Let’s take a closer look at some of the major Egyptian gods and goddesses who held significant sway over the lives of ancient Egyptians. Each deity had its own unique characteristics ...

From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Abydos. The burial is located about 23 feet (7 meters) underground and contains a limestone burial chamber covered with mudbrick vaults ...

CAIRO — Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic ...

highlighting the cruelty and callousness upon which the Egyptian empire was built. Describing the disturbing discovery in a new study, historian and archaeologist Bérangère Redon explains that ...

Archaeologists have long assumed that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the richest members of society – but an analysis of burials at a site called Tombos suggests low-status workers ...

However looking at Egyptian Mythology as a whole it does share a lot with Biblical themes and people. Greenland Voters Reject Trump in Favor of Independence Ben Affleck Says Matt Damon Made ...

First Royal Tomb Since King Tut Discovered Mohamed Abdel Badie—head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities—noted that the pharaoh’s tomb is much larger than ...

The pact was hailed as a triumph, but it cost Egypt dearly. It led not just to the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981 but also to Cairo’s marginalization in the region and its ...

“Pyramid schemes” aren’t just for the wealthy. Archaeologists have long theorized that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved for the elite. However, analysis of skeletons belonging to ...

Scientists have discovered intriguing skeletons hidden in an Egyptian pyramid. Being laid to rest in an Egyptian pyramid is traditionally assumed to have been an honour reserved for the wealthy ...