A small gold ring embedded with a dark red gemstone dating back to ancient times 2,300 years ago, was recently discovered in ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

Set in a fantastical version of ancient Egypt where gods and mortals ... offering an imaginative interpretation of Egyptian legends. 2. The Mummy (1999) – Netflix The movie opens in the late ...

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

Now French researchers suggest that the ancient Egyptians' heavily painted eyelids did more than attract admirers—they also protected against eye infections. (Related: "Scorpion King's Wines ...

The items spanned centuries and included a range of styles from different eras of ancient Egyptian civilization ... of Alexander the Great -- and jewelry pieces that date back 2,400 years were ...

When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman ... This exquisite necklace was excavated in the 1930s ...

and said that it helps "unveil new secrets of this significant historical period in the history of ancient Egyptian civilization." In an even more significant achievement, an archaeologist from ...

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When the Nile flooded, Egyptians celebrated the feast of Opet, a joyous procession the carried statues of the gods from Karnak to Luxor. This 20th-century illustration by American artist Balage ...

a scholar of ancient Egyptian language and Nubian religion, told The Getty Center. “The women would be singing and clapping; some young women can be seen dancing scantily clad doing backbends, adorned ...