Conserving ancient artifacts is a difficult task, and perhaps no one knows this better than the conservators of ancient ...

This is a painting that dates back ... wide variety of essential items - including papyrus, the first form of paper - and we hear about the Ancient Egyptian god called 'Hapi' who was the god ...

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Inlay of mummy figure with human head Freer Gallery of Art and ...

Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the ...

Ancient finds shape how we view history - and the world. Click or swipe through to see some of those discoveries as they're uncovered. The oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States ...

The restoration of the Temple of Edfu has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings dating back thousands of years. The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the ...

There are plenty of free and low cost things for families to do in Leicester this half term. With schools shutting for the ...

Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

His burial chamber was the largest cemetery belonging to a non-royal of the time, signaling that he was an important ruler in Ancient Egypt, the statement said. The daughter's burial chamber was ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 halls with exhibits about ancient Egypt in its main galleries starting this week in a trial run ahead of the still-unannounced official opening, officials ...