The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only part of an eternal journey that ended not in death, but in eternal ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

(Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic ...

Hidden for nearly 3,000 years, a beautifully preserved canopic jar is discovered in Egypt. These sacred vessels, adorned with symbolic heads, played a vital role in protecting the deceased in the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian burial chamber featuring two "intricately painted" wooden coffins, among other finds. A joint Egyptian–German mission discovered the tomb during an ...

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.

Tracing the evolution of royal funerary practices during the 18th Dynasty, one of ancient Egypt’s greatest and most dynamic periods The 18th Dynasty represents a pivotal period in ancient Egyptian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive limestone burial chamber was uncovered within a royal necropolis in Abydos, Egypt. Who the tomb belonged to remains a ...

When it was made: Between 3500 and 3100 B.C. Related: Sun Chariot: An ornate Bronze Age treasure that may have featured in an ancient Nordic religious ceremony What it tells us about the past: More ...