A 2,480-year-old scroll, now at Oriental Institute...  ...versity of Chicago, is a beautiful artifact of an ancient time. Is it a religious text? A government edict?...  ...;t work out. In other words, it’s a prenup. Egyptologist Dr. Emily Teeter explains,"Most people have no id...  ...explains,"Most peopl...

(Photo: Gavin Ashworth, Brooklyn Museum)The Brookl...  ...he Brooklyn Museum contains many antiquities from ancient Egypt , including this small bronze coffin. It's about 2...  ...inches long and is decorated with an image of the Egyptian god Atum, who was commonly depicted with the body...

Here are a couple fun cartoons from Dan Piraro of Bizarro Comics. Yes, spelling in hieroglyphics could be hard. But I suspect that it's even more difficult in Tamarian....

These magnificently preserved socks date back to R...  ...magnificently preserved socks date back to Roman Egypt , c. 250-420 A.D. Are they designed for two-toed p...

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art...  ...Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art When ancient Egyptians play Dungeons & Dragons with this D20 die...

The whole world rumbled as the gods battled each o...  ...nkind. Artist Christian Nauck retold this tale of ancient Egypt

Love your hair gel? How very ancient Egyptian of you! That's right: researchers have...  ...right: researchers have discovered that ancient Egyptians use hair products in life and in death....

Archaeology is a religion for illuminated individu...  ...e never returned. The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is located on the West bank of the Nile River w...  ...s illuminated place is said to hold the wealth of Egypt where Kings and Queens were laid to rest and thei...