According to preliminary studies, four of the coffins date to the 18th Dynasty, including one bearing the name of Merit, ...

For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery.

Uncover the secrets of a recently discovered buried Egyptian city that holds unimaginable treasures. This incredible find reveals insights into ancient civilization and offers a glimpse of the past ...

This pharaoh wanted everyone to know it, too. Ramses II was responsible for many massive architectural projects across the kingdom, including sprawling temple complexes and extensive gold mining ...

An Egyptian museum show lands at the de Young museum in San Francisco in August, marking the U.S. debut of relics from the ...

The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to Troy. It may be the first Greek literary text found in the context of mummifi ...

You’ve probably noticed that a lot of ancient Egyptian statues have broken noses. Now, for the first time, an exhibition is explaining why. And it’s probably not for the reason you think. As revealed ...