Pelletier discovered seven previously undocumented messages carved into the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris.

The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

Secret hieroglyphs found in the Paris obelisk reveal how Pharaoh Ramses II used hidden messages to show divine power and ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

While on a hike with her family along a trail in Israel, a 3-year-old girl picked up a small stone. It turned out to be a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet dating back to the Middle Bronze Age. The girl, ...

The symbol was popular in Ancient Egyptian culture and was found at a site known for its archaeological significance.

a 3,800-year-old Egyptian artifact. The small object she found is an ancient scarab amulet dating back to the Middle Bronze Age. Tel Azekah is a known archaeological site, and excavations have ...

But more than a century later, a researcher has presented a new theory about the clay artifacts: They were part of a funerary ritual dedicated to Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife.

Popular in ancient Egypt, amulets in the shape of a ... everyone will be able to see it and enjoy it,” he said. The scarab now joins additional artifacts from the era for a special public ...