About 3,500 years ago, did the Egyptian woman named Webennesre feel comforted at all being accompanied in death by a papyrus now on display at the Getty Villa exhibition “The Egyptian Book of the Dead ...

Egyptian excerpts and manuscripts uncover the ancient traditions about how the people mused about life and prepared for the afterlife. (Getty Museum) On Nov. 1, the Getty Villa Museum opened its new ...

While we've come to know all manner of things about ancient Egyptian culture and practices, there are still plenty of unknowns, despite what conspiracy theorists might claim to know. But could we be a ...

Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted some 3,000 years; the show, which runs into January, covers all periods and features ...

Fifth-grader Adjeoda Tekpor didn't like to write much when he started working on an assignment for his English class at Fox Chapel Elementary in Germantown. But by the time he had finished, he not ...

Archaeologists have made a compelling discovery in central Egypt, unearthing a 3,500-year-old scroll believed to be an ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead." This remarkable find was presented alongside ...

A piece in New Zealand matched one in Los Angeles. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A torn 2,300-year-old mummy wrapping — covered ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient copper smelting workshop in Egypt's Sinai region, the biblical land connected to Moses and the Book of Exodus.