Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Aug. 20 (UPI) --X-ray images of three mummified animals -- a cat, a bird and a snake -- have offered researchers fresh insights into the relationship between ancient Egyptians and animals during the ...

A major exhibition focusing on Ancient Egypt’s main deities has opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. “Divine Egypt” explores how ancient Egyptian gods and imagery were experienced in ...

NEW YORK — One of New York City’s most prominent art museums this month unveiled its biggest ancient Egypt exhibition in more than a decade, focusing on gods and deities from the period. “Divine Egypt ...

Ritual use of animal sacrifice is not unusual in Ancient Egypt and animals were frequently mummified throughout the Old, Middle, New Kingdom and onward. But a new discovery at the port of Berenike on ...

Gerard Butler's action fantasy movie "Gods of Egypt" divided audiences upon release in 2016, but now it's finding new life on streaming. This wild take on ancient Egyptian gods cracked the Netflix top ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,600-year-old pot full of gold jewelry, including a rare statuette that depicts a family of gods and may have been worn as an amulet. A team found the pot at ...