The finding confirms that the pharaoh expected quite the pampered afterlife and hints at a potential musical-chairs situation ...
Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.
A cemetery more than 2,000 years old containing over 40 mummies and a necklace with a "message from the afterlife" has been found in Egypt. The ancient burial ground, found in Minya, south of Cairo, ...
Archaeologists unearthed a 2,000-year-old papyrus in Egypt, a personalised guide to the afterlife for a man named Ahmose. This remarkably preserved manuscript, dating to 300 BC, contains spells and ...
It’s been thousands of years, but still, much of ancient Egypt’s mummification practices remain hidden in history. But now, researchers are sniffing out new clues. Using cutting-edge technology, ...
Mummies and coffins. Vast, monumental tombs full of treasures. Scrolls of secret spells and passwords to guide the dead through the underworld. We all know that the ancient Egyptians were obsessed ...
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There are many reasons why the art of ancient Egypt is perennially fascinating to audiences, ranging from people’s love of hieroglyphs and mummies (which some museums are now referring to as ...
Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...