Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ancient royal tombs.

Archaeologists excavating the region in Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered have shared a game changing discovery with authorities which they say “reconstructs history,” as we ...

Ancient Egyptians believed strongly in the afterlife ... known as the Sarcophagus Texts, Pyramid Texts, and the Egyptian Book of the Dead, along with the amulets associated with the body, served to ...

This stele, discovered in Thebes in 1896, mostly details the Egyptians ... were the Dead Sea Scrolls, more than 800 documents of animal skin and papyrus, stored in clay jars for safe keeping. Among ...

Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...

Credit: Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social Human remains discovered in a cave in Poland have revealed that ancient European groups cannibalized the dead in an act of war.

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In addition to the stone circle, there are 13 prehistoric burial mounds located close to the site, indicating that ceremonies commemorating the dead may have taken place at the site. Ales Stenar ...

our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. The gulf between the living and the dead defines humanity. Yet artists and writers have always attempted to reach across the ...

Archaeologists digging in to the remains of Ancient Egypt have come across the 4,000 ... Found in the area of Egypt known as the City of the Dead, it is an area with ancient burial grounds and ...