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Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of Egypt's Karnak Temple near Luxor—one of the ancient world's largest temple complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

CAIRO. Ancient Egypt is not a single moment but a long conversation with the Nile. Over three millennia, kings and commoners turned the river’s rhythm into government, art, and faith. What survives ...

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The genome of a man buried at Nuwayrat in Middle Egypt about 4,500–4,800 years ago has been sequenced. Compared with published genomes of ancient individuals, most of the man’s ancestry best matches ...

Mummification is one of the most well known ancient burial practices — most commonly tied to ancient Egypt. The practice of preserving and ritually treating a body in preparation for the afterlife ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet ...

There are many common misconceptions about ancient Egypt that historians and scholars alike have debunked. Credits: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Many misconceptions about ...

Granite blocks lie at the base of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt, which is 4,500 years old. Ahmed Gomaa / Xinhua via Getty Images Archaeologists in Egypt have started work on a sprawling ...

Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt represented by Athena and Isis, respectively, is a late 19th-century symbolist Art Nouveau mural by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt symbolizing the relation of the two ...

Ancient baboon mummies show signs of poor diet and lack of sunlight during captivity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Baboons ...