The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that archaeologists uncovered a 3,900-year-old burial chamber ...

Through countless eons of birth and death, our ancient ancestors have passed down their burial and funerary practices to the ... for most of Egyptian history, burials took place within mastabas ...

Solar boats were central to ancient Egyptian funerary practices. These ritual vessels were buried near kings to carry their souls to the heavens, where they were believed to join the sun god Ra. In ...

Experts Publish Stunning Pictures From 52-Foot-Long 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Scroll, Call It “Papyrus for the Dead” ...

Exploring Customs, Religious Beliefs and Practices Introduction  Last week I discussed different religions and beliefs on the ...

Dr. Fitzsimmons is currently working on a second manuscript for the University of Texas Press tentatively entitled The Archaeology of Death in Ancient Mesoamerica, which will be the first broad ...

A genuine treasure discovered in a rural house uninhabited for about 30 years. Ancient funerary artifacts piled up in a couple of boxes in a rural house were found by the Carabinieri of the Bonito ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look ...

In order to tell time once the sun set, the ancient Egyptians ... one was associated with an Egyptian god, and the most favored were often inscribed on temples and funerary objects.