Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Study shows mummification process left preserved remains smelling sweet and woody In a nutshell Ancient Egyptian mummies emit ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...

Five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom was a highly advanced civilization where the kings, known as pharaohs, were believed to be gods. They lived amidst palaces and ...

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the afterlife ...

Cats were honored with lavish adornments, depicted in art, and even mummified, reflecting their cherished status in Egyptian culture and the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, cats were not just pets ...

An artefact gives us a little window into another timeand this one helps us travel back nearly 5000 years to the Old Kingdom in ... were in Ancient Egyptian life and culture.

A mastaba is a typical funerary structure of ancient Egypt, primarily used during the Old Kingdom. These rectangular monuments ... These decorations offer a valuable glimpse into the culture and ...

An ancient capital, lost under the sand for more than 3,400 years, may hold the answer to one of Egyptian history’s greatest mysteries. Culture Club/Getty Images Recently discovered by ...