Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

With “ Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, ” through Aug. 6, the Michael C. Carlos Museum has produced an exhibition that many different audiences should ...

The "Book of the Dead" is a modern-day name given to a series of ancient Egyptian texts that the Egyptians believed would help the dead navigate the underworld, as well as serving other purposes.

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb that belonged to an ancient Egyptian governor's daughter.

A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

In Ancient Egypt, the afterlife came with a guidebook The deceased had to contend with demons, scorching fire and armed doorkeepers, who protected the dead body of Osiris against gods bent on ...

In this way, and through their depictions in ancient Egyptian tomb art, dances meant to ensure life after death for Egyptians have achieved their own kind of immortality.

The "richly decorated" tomb belongs to a royal scribe who lived around 2,500 years ago during a turbulent period in ancient Egyptian history.

World Spells for the afterlife found on 52-foot papyrus scroll from ancient Egyptian tomb By Aspen Pflughoeft February 24, 2023 3:25 PM ...

The tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal physician, who also had the role of being a magician, has been unearthed in Saqqara.