By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju ... Those inscriptions invoke the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, but the name of the king entombed there could not ...

Archaeologists discover secret behind why we keep cats as pets - Temples dedicated to Egyptian goddess Bastet have been found ...

The temple was dedicated to the creator god Khnum, his family, and the goddess Neith ... and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how ...

Holyford Woods is a carefully managed ancient woodland that boasts a thriving population of bats and dormice. This year’s event also coincides with the 800th anniversary of the Ancient Borough of ...

These paintings depict Isis (the ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood and healing) and her sister Nephthys (often depicted next to Isis in funerary rites). "However, ancient tomb robbers damaged the ...

Credit: Diego Moran/UC Berkeley Online, products marketed as blue lotus claim to offer relaxation and even psychedelic experiences — but they’re a far cry from what ancient Egyptians ... are more ...

Throughout history, different religions and cultures have revered goddesses symbolizing power, protection, and destruction. From Athena in Greek mythology to Sekhmet in ancient Egypt and ... Athena in ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian ... the sister goddesses Isis and Nephthys. The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 ...