MODERN technology has helped shed further light on an Ancient Egyptian mystery after spending millennia under wraps. The ...

AN INCREDIBLE detail on an Ancient Egyptian tomb item that had gone unnoticed for millennia has been spotted. This “rare and ...

A team of archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old New Kingdom cemetery in central Egypt, which contains hundreds of ...

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Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the seat of the person's essence, so it was always left inside a mummy. But the process of mummification was complicated and costly, so it was typically ...

The ancient Greeks, Romans, Napoleonic France, and the British Empire sought to conquer the land surrounding the Nile River to project strength and supremacy to the rest of the world.

A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on royalty that once ruled the region over 3,600 years ago. Archaeologists discovered the massive limestone burial chamber, which has ...

The ancient Egyptian "Eye of Horus" symbolizes healing and protection and is also associated with the waxing and waning of the moon. (Image credit: DEA/W. BUSS/Contributor via Getty Images) ...

The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet known as the wedjat (or udjat). Sometimes, the Eye of Horus is also featured on coffins and inside tomb chapels.

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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 period in ...