The content in the different texts varied but they often described what the ancient Egyptians believed could be encountered ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

Lost ‘Book of the Dead’ Found in 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Cemetery Containing Mummies and Statues, Stuns Experts Located at ...

Ancient Egyptians practiced mummification, a process of preserving the dead, as they believed in an afterlife. They removed ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

Scientists have discovered traces of hallucinogens in a small vessel depicting an Egyptian deity that may have been used in ...

The Petelia Tablet is an ancient Greek gold artifact that provides instructions for an individual's journey to a safe ...

Researchers found psychotropic substances, alcohol, and saliva in a vessel shaped like Bes, an Egyptian god of childbirth and ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, so embalmers mummified bodies to preserve the spirit for the afterlife, according to Field Museum scientists.

An ancient necropolis containing dozens of stone coffins and a necklace bearing a "message from the afterlife" has been discovered in Egypt. The site near the city of Minya, south of Cairo ...

In many ways, humans haven’t changed much over millennia. In Ancient Egypt, as within many major religions today, people expected to be judged after they died. On the other hand, humans have ...