The scroll includes 48 case studies. These case studies help scholars understand not just how ancient Egyptians practiced medicine but what they understood about human anatomy. Case 25, for example, ...

The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification ... the priests also needed a detailed knowledge of human anatomy. The first step in the ...

They had advanced knowledge of anatomy and surgery,' said the authors ... Evidence in ancient texts shows that the ancient Egyptians were 'exceptionally skilled' at medicine for their times.

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

According to The Met, this marble dwarf-dancer, who may have held an ancient percussion instrument, is thus part of "the long Egyptian tradition in which dwarves were integrated in society and had ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...