A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

The "Book of the Dead" is a modern-day name given to a series of ancient Egyptian texts that the Egyptians believed would help the dead navigate the underworld, as well as serving other purposes.

Ancient Egypt is known for a great many things — pyramids, mummies, colorful gods and magic. But one of the least known of ...

A piece of the Papyrus of Pasherashakhet, dated roughly to 375 B.C. to 275 B.C., is part of several ancient Egyptian funerary scroll fragments collectively known as the Book of the Dead.Credit ...

Egyptian archaeologists recently found an ancient sword belonging to the military of Ramesses II, the pharaoh that scholars believe was referenced in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse ... found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. "In films and books, terrible things happen ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse ... that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen ...