This picture taken on October 27, 2021, shows a statue—dated to the mid-3rd millennium B.C.—of an ancient Egyptian scribe seated cross-legged, on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Building ancient Egypt’s famed pyramids was an enormous ... This is probably due to the fact that the cross-legged sitting or kneeling position was common and natural in the rest of the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of mummies—some of which were found with gold tongues and nails—among other remarkable artifacts. A joint ...

New research suggests that ancient Egyptian scribes suffered from the effects of long periods sitting cross-legged—as well as gnawing on their pens. The ancient Egyptians documented everything ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes worked in cramped and hunched ... changes was likely due to scribes sitting for long periods in a cross-legged position or while kneeling on their left legs with their ...

Ancient Egyptian statues and art depict scribes holding cross-legged or kneeling positions while working. Martin Frouz / Czech Institute of Egyptology In ancient Egypt, scribes held one of the ...

Of course, it would not be a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts without mummies ... sitting in the traditional cross-legged pose of scribes with a roll of papyrus spread out over his ...

Today Egyptian obelisks can be found in New ... Rome’s pope and clergy held a ceremony that placed a Christian cross at the top to mark the ancient obelisk’s new association with Christianity.

The Eye of Horus engraved on a gold plate. This artifact was found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Psusennes I, who ruled more than 3,000 years ago. . | Credit: DEA / S. VANNINI via ...

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 ...