These were animals that were equally feared and respected by the Ancient Egyptians. As well as the 'state gods' that everyone knew about, people had their own local gods and goddesses and those ...
The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...
Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt Two mummified lion cubs, about 2,600 years old, were discovered in a tomb full of cat statues and mummies at ...
These were animals that were equally feared and respected by the Ancient Egyptians. As well as the 'state gods' that everyone knew about, people had their own local gods and goddesses and those ...
Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity under poor conditions. By studying baboon remains from sites like Gabbanat ...
Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...
Making history palatable for schoolchildren isn’t easy – but the work that’s gone into this imaginative show on ancient Egypt ...
The ancient Egyptians, who mummified a wide range of animals from cats to crocodiles, believed that rats ate the hearts of sinners on judgement day, while falcons represent the god Horus ...