The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...

250 Ancient Mummy Coffins and 150 Bronze Statues Discovered in Egyptian Necropolis — See ... resting places belonging to Khnum-djed-ef, "a priest in the pyramid complex of Unas," and "Meri ...

Scientists Find Evidence of High-Quality Mummification of Dwarves in Ancient Egypt, Believe They Were Revered Different ...

An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that mimicked these diagnoses, researchers have concluded, settling a four-year ...

Ancient Egyptians believed death was not the end ... The "Opening of the Mouth" ritual was part of this journey wherein priests symbolically restored life to the deceased, whether represented ...

A significant number of priests became medical doctors. Ancient Egyptian doctors knew that the body had a pulse, and that it was associated with the function of the heart. They had a very basic ...

Archaeologists have uncovered hidden remains under Egyptian pyramids, challenging long-held beliefs about burial traditions ...

This is the mummy of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who was buried in a coffin, within a second, outer coffin. Examining his body using CAT scans and X-rays revealed that he suffered from ...

The ancient Egyptians built massive public monuments ... as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties. The tombs evidence elaborate preparations for ...