Egypt announced that an ancient tomb was recently discovered, marking the first such royal tomb uncovered in over 100 years, ...

According to Egyptian legend, the goddess Sekhmet was created by Ra, who wanted her to destroy humans who were disobedient to ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies preserved for 5,000 years smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”, according to scientists who used their own senses and electronic noses to examine them.

Abraham Lincoln said it best when he spoke of “a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all ...

The word peridot comes from the Arabic “faridat,” which ... Early records indicate that the ancient Egyptians mined a beautiful green gem on an island in the Red Sea called Topazios, now known as St.

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...