A team of Egyptian archaeologists has discovered a previously unknown cemetery that opens a window onto a unique period in ...

The ancient Egyptians observed sophisticated standards of personal and domestic hygiene and had a wide array of cleaning tools and substances, writes Mai Samih ...

It’s not your grandfather’s mummy.” That’s the mantra producer James Jacks had on his mind during the filming of The Mummy, ...

Mummified crocodiles were pulled from the tombs, mostly in parts, but one mummy was complete. About 7 feet long, the ...

Ancient Egyptians once worshipped crocodiles, offering them bread, meat and wine, and also sacrificing and mummifying them.

The researchers took a piece of skin from behind the mammoth's ear, and used an analysis technique called Hi-C to help them ...

Redditors saw a similarity between Marge Simpson and a rudimentary funereal illustration of Tadi Ist, daughter of Egyptian high priest El-Ashmunein, etched on the inner lid of her 3,500-year-old ...

Researchers believe that, given the right conditions, fossilized chromosomes could last up to 530 million years.

A priest is a religious leader who is defined ... In ancient times, Athenian matrons of Dionysus presided over sacrifices. In ancient Egypt, some women held specialized and influential positions ...

The mystery of this ancient religious practice has now finally been solved thanks to a new analysis of a mummified Egyptian ...

Scribes in ancient Egypt were on the roughly the same social level as soldiers: above artisans, merchants and the public, but subservient to priests and nobles. They were always male, and a son ...