Ancient Egyptians believed strongly in the afterlife. Wall painting depicting Osiris (sitting) at Seti I Chapel, the temple at Abydos. Credit: Amice M.Calverley, Alan Gardiner, 1935 CC BY-SA 3.0 The ...

Herodotus noted that, in ancient Egypt, bread was kneaded with the feet, a practice that persisted into the early 20th century in many regions of Greece and Europe. Greek sailors and traders brought ...

The ruins of the central temple of Amun-Ra, on the right bank of the Nile, in the southern part of Thebes, within the modern city of Luxor. Abu Simbel, a rock in Nubia, two ancient Egyptian temples, ...

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The ancient Egyptians believed that gold tongues could help the deceased speak in the afterlife. A bronze sword inscribed with the name of pharaoh Ramesses II (ruled circa 1279 to 1213 B.C.) was ...

More than 5,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, a mixture of silica, lime, copper, and an alkali was heated, resulting in a bright blue compound known as calcium copper silicate. This striking, vibrant ...

Dating to AD 175-215, this exquisite Roman gold ring features a finely engraved carnelian intaglio depicting Emperor ...

Officials have announced a number of discoveries during excavations around the valley temple of the powerful Egyptian queen, who reigned during the 15th century B.C.E. Sarah Kuta The chamber holds ...

Kruptsi is a dish that has been known to Ukrainians for over 300 years. It used to be cooked for weddings, christenings, and other important events. In the past, only wealthy people could afford ...

Credit: Paleotechnic of Paris, France. Engineers might have cracked the code for how the ancient Egyptians built their first pyramids. A new study suggests that water power, not just brute force ...