Papyrus—made from the stems of the plant Cyperus papyrus—was used in the ancient world for baskets, sails, and boat-making in addition to being a popular writing material.

Egyptian officials have released photos of an ancient scroll, the 52-foot-long (16 meters) Book of the Dead papyrus recently discovered in Saqqara.The 10 images show ancient illustrations of gods ...

A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt with 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies has been uncovered, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Instead of risking historical papyrus artefacts, the researchers prepared replicas for the experiment.The modern papyrus samples were painted different colours, such as red, yellow and blue, and ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara found an ancient, well-preserved papyrus scroll with spells from the Book of the Dead written on it, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

For instance, the ancient Egyptian document called the Brooklyn Papyrus, dating back to around 660-330 B.C. but likely a copy of a much older document, lists different kinds of snake known at the ...

Turin, January 29 - Turin's Egyptian museum has been taken as the 'model' for an EU project to revamp the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Alongside other prestigious European museums such as the Louvre ...