Ancient Egyptians were ruled by a leader called a pharaoh and worshipped many different gods. Today, we can still see traces of this culture in archaeological sites and museums all over the world ...

"People would make devotional offerings in the form of animals as mummies. This would have more potency as a blood sacrifice, ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

They found some Khamun ground. Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS claim to have unearthed a “major” Egyptian town – dating back 3,400 years. The settlement offers ...

Recent discoveries in Egypt uncover how daily life unfolded under Pharaoh Akhenaten, offering insight into a city lost for ...

But what is the Eye of Horus and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to ...

The necropolis is situated at Abydos’ Anubis Mountain, a natural pyramid-shaped formation that was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians and ... of Osiris — the god of the underworld ...