GIZA, Egypt — Even before it opened 12 enormous galleries containing priceless artifacts this week, the Grand Egyptian Museum looked to be making history. Egypt is finally allowing the public to view ...

In Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum has finally opened its doors after more than a decade of delays and worldwide anticipation ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors Sarah Everts - Author, The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of ...

British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first souls to enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than ...

Ancient Egyptian coffin dating to 650 BC restored after 26 years. Coffin's history in the UK is unclear; once used as a storage box. Set to be displayed at Swansea University's Egypt Center. An ...

Mummification was a sacred ritual of the ancient Egyptians, who called their mummified dead “noble ones.” But when mummies started showing up as supernatural archfiends in Victorian horror novels and ...

Scientific explorations go beyond the immediate and the current, helping humans to understand their past and evolution. Ancient Egypt is one of the most important and researched civilizations for ...

Ancient Egyptian art is filled with images of reverent revelers with pointy cones on their heads. Men and women are shown with head cones in artistic depictions on everything from papyrus scrolls to ...

Assistant Director of Archaeology, British School at Rome; Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University; Research Affiliate, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Macquarie University ...