Once the preserve of dusty manors, artificial flowers now line the windowsills of some of the UK's most stylish houses ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

Archaeological discoveries of preserved flowers in tombs and residue in ancient vessels confirm what historians long suspected — blue lotus wasn’t just symbolically important, it was actively ...

Archaeologists in Luxor, Egypt, have made a new discovery by unearthing ancient Egyptian tombs of officials who worked in the Egyptian government. They say it may lead to more cultural tourism.

Mummification was a sacred—and fragrant—practice for ushering ancient Egyptian elite into the afterlife. For thousands of years, from roughly 2600 B.C.E. until the Arab conquest of Egypt in ...

The ancient Egyptian civilization lasted more than 3,000 years, and practices surrounding the Eye of Horus changed over time. "In later periods, a large wedjat made of wax was placed over the left ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of ancient King Thutmose II, who is thought to have reigned from about 1493 BC to 1479 BC.