Ever wondered what "Rx" means? It isn’t shorthand for a secret medical formula or a pharmaceutical code. It’s actually much ...

In ancient Egypt, the goddess Hathor was not only known for her powers over love and fertility, but also for her close ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...

The pyramids are so central to the modern view of Egypt, and to Egyptian tourism, that it is hard not to speak ...

“Someone we featured a lot is Abla Kamel, who is featured at the centre of the display, standing on a balcony,” says Abd el ...

The festivals of Khoiak are among the best attested from ancient Egypt. They revolve around the myth of the god Osiris, murdered by his brother Seth, and revived by his sister-wife Isis to the point ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

A huge false door made out of pink granite uncovered the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian prince dating back over 4,000 years, ...

King Djoser of Egypt ordered his chief architect, Imhotep, to design a tomb like no other - The Step Pyramid of Djoser.

Dr Joann Fletcher enters the tomb of an ancient Egyptian architect called Kha. She travels to the Valley of the Kings to meet Steve Cross, who is an expert on tombs. Together they take a look at ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...