Carved into rock near the village of El-Khawy in southern Egypt, a massive line of ancient hieroglyphs has just been brought to light by archaeologists. They are the oldest large-scale line of ancient ...

Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," on display through Sept. 13, includes 36 mummified animals among its 100 artifacts.

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began his role at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, he wasn’t just focused on the glorious past -- he was thinking about the future. His vision: was to get ...

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Researchers have recently uncovered fascinating new insights into the life and death of a mummified ancient Egyptian crocodile. A study published in the journal Digital Applications in Archaeology and ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, but the entire lineage was wiped out about 25 million years ago, leaving ...

Many pet owners may treat their cats as royalty, but the ancient Egyptians went one step further: They looked to felines as symbols of divinity. To honor this history, the Shanghai Museum in China has ...