X-ray scans conducted on a 2,000-year-old mummy have revealed that the ancient Egyptian lived with an aching lower back, not unlike many modern humans. Radiologists subjected two mummies dated to ...

The papyrus, known as Anastasi I, or “The Satirical Letter,” is believed by most to take the form of a somewhat mocking ...

Archaeologist says love of jewellery is common to both cultures; unlike ancient Egyptian texts, Mohenjo Daro's scripts are ...

What did ancient Egypt really smell like? Not just how it looked or sounded, but how it felt to stand near a royal burial.

High-resolution imaging conducted at USC reveals evidence of chronic pain, dental disease and possible surgical intervention ...

Archaeologists and toxicologists are revisiting a provocative idea about life along the Nile: that ancient Egyptians may have incorporated opium into daily and ritual practice far more routinely than ...

The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only part of an eternal journey that ended not in death, but in eternal ...

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the ...

Learn how traces on Egyptian mummification jars were used to make perfume, bringing ancient fragrances and societies back to ...

Learn how advancements in CT scanner technology is helping to unwrap the lives of ancient Egyptian mummies without even ...

Ancient Egypt. Pyramids. A video for KS2 pupils exploring pyramids in Ancient Egypt - their construction, purpose and the ways they evolved. BBC Teach.

The Netherlands has returned a 3500-year-old looted ancient sculpture to Egypt on Thursday in a historic cultural ...