Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses I sat longer at Emory University than he did on the throne. His presumptive remains now lay encased in glass at Egypt’s Luxor Museum, a simple cloth draped from his ...

The majority of Canaanite material culture and art that has been uncovered from this era are Egyptian-style scarab figurines ... The thoroughly modern idea that ancient vases are “art ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Hatnefer. But the charm, which was intended to assist ...

While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians understanding the Milky Way, others examples have also been found to reveal the knowledge of the cosmos. Ancient Egyptians were ...

A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape of 500 trees leading to its entrance more than 2,000 years ago, new excavations reveal. Archaeologists ...

Now French researchers suggest that the ancient Egyptians' heavily painted eyelids did more than attract admirers—they also protected against eye infections. (Related: "Scorpion King's Wines ...

YORK CITY. IT’S KNOWN AS FASHION’S BIGGEST NIGHT, WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST STARS IN ATTENDANCE. BUT JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AN IOWA ARTIFACT WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE CITY. KCCI OLIVIA ...

But beyond the monumental and the majestic everyday life, ancient Egypt was also full of innovation, practicality, and artistic touches. The Egyptians created and used a variety of objects that ...