Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before ...

However Egyptian civilization existed long before this period, and it has survived and flourished since. While the civilization's rulers, language, writing, climate, religion and borders have ...

A stunning discovery of mummified lion cubs and other animals in the Saqqara necropolis offers a glimpse into ancient ...

New research has overturned everything we thought we knew about cat domestication. Forget the theory that cats simply ...

Have you ever wondered why cats, with their independent nature, became our cherished household companions? Recent ...

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

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris ... This suggests that ancient Egyptians were starting to "canonize" their religious beliefs, Yamamoto said. This may have "led to the ...

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

Egyptian mummies have always been a subject ... The process was steeped in deep cultural beliefs, and here are some fascinating facts about it... The ancient Egyptians believed that mummification ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...