Betsy M. Bryan, a professor of Egyptian art and archaeology and chairman of the department of Near Eastern studies, based this freshman seminar on her own research in the Temple of Mut, named for a ...

Ancient Egyptians tried to send their dead into the next world equipped with all the comforts of terrestrial existence. But they clearly left out one thing: moisturizer. Now on display at the ...

For centuries, Egyptian royalty guarded the sacred rituals that guaranteed divine favor after death, but over time all Egyptians, both rich and poor, could possess its secrets. The Book of the Dead ...

It happened about 15 years ago when Ava Park stood in a cramped, dark cave in Egypt, adjusting her eyes to the warrior goddess Sekhmet. The only light in the very small chamber comes from a square ...