When you hear the word mummy, chances are you think of ancient Egypt. Many different cultures embalmed their deceased, ...

For centuries, many cultures around the world embalmed their dead, often for religious reasons. Accordingly, embalming ...

Research suggests cat sacrifices in Egypt may have helped shape the tameness of today’s house cats, reshaping the history of ...

The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju ... sarcophagus, nor mummy remains. But what survives hints at its lost splendor. "I think it would have been ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...

The discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion, which was found underneath the Saqqara necropolis in 2004.

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient ... known symbol in Egyptian culture. They were often displayed on wedjat amulets, which were protective tokens inserted into mummy wrappings, tombs ...

not everything that archaeologists uncover there has to do with the death of ancient, prominent Egyptians. Although this wasn’t the artifact recovered near the King Userkaf pyramid complex, this ...

Researchers from the University of Rome Tor Vergata–led team conducted paleogenomic analyses of ancient cat specimens from 97 archaeological sites in Europe and Anatolia, as well as museum ...

Egyptian cat mummies dating from 500 to 0 B.C.E. remain the oldest confirmed ... But it could be that cats were tamed incidentally as part of a large-scale religious industry. In ancient Egypt, people ...

Ancient Egyptian cat mummies rest in dignified repose, reminding us that cat worship wasn’t invented by the internet—just perfected by it. Photo credit: Pam H The sheer volume of items is staggering – ...

One of the most astonishing exhibits features genuine Egyptian cat mummies – yes, actual mummified cats from thousands of years ago. Ancient Egyptian cat mummies rest in dignified repose, reminding us ...