There was no concept of “hell” in the Egyptian afterlife. Non-existence was considered a far worse fate than any form of eternal damnation. If the soul successfully passed the Weighing of the Heart ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

The cemetery provides key clues about how the region transitioned into the great Ancient Egyptian civilization.

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the ...

While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

ANTY’s new jewelry collection reimagines talismans rooted in Egyptian symbolism.

The Egyptian pyramids are one of the most mysterious wonders of the world, and after centuries of research, scientist still … ...

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the deceased speak in the afterlife. The modern-day discovery of ancient golden artifacts in Egyptian tombs can be rare ...

In ancient Egypt, things were thought to be so complicated ... builds a travelogue out of 100 locations drawn from imagined versions of the afterlife. These range from obscure religious texts ...