The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

While far from the traditional path, the transition from archaeology to bonds may not be as radical as it first appears. Many aspects of the bond market, ...

While it is common to see cats in modern households, cats are among the most recently domesticated animals. Archaeological ...

Women should cover their shoulders too ... You will get to see the many different coffins (sarcophagi) of the Egyptian ...

“Sphinx” (2024), a winged creature on its haunches with leonine musculature and a human face, borrows from fascist iconography while evoking ancient Assyria and Egypt. Yet this imperious ...

CT Scanning equipment by Siemens AG; Data courtesy, the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Arab Republic of Egypt; National Geographic ... workshops with male and female slaves” and all “the ...

placed in sarcophagi and buried in a sacred tomb. Herodotus account is supported by the fact that a lot of mummified crocodiles and crocodile eggs have been found in Egyptian tombs. Females lay ...

A ruined temple in Adada, one of several dedicated to emperors or Greek, Roman or Greco-Egyptian deities Ekin ... we passed sarcophagi emblazoned with an ancient sword-and-shield emblem that ...

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization ...

A sarcophagus decorated with garlands, believed to be 2,000 years old, has been unearthed at the ancient city of Stratonikeia ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

A 4,400-year-old tomb belonging to Prince Userefre, son of King Userkaf, was discovered at Saqqara. Highlighted by a huge pink granite false door.