New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

Facsimile of an agricultural scene found in the tomb chapel of Nakht, a scribe and astronomer who probably lived during the reign of Thutmose IV Public domain via Wikimedia Commons From mummified ...

A facial reconstruction was made using a 3D scan of the Egyptian man's skull. - Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire ...

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first ...

Ancient Egyptians' healthcare system was "advanced and successful" for its time, the authors of a new book on the topic have said. Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt by researchers ...

A new study suggests the ergonomics of an Egyptian scribe’s working life may be revealed in their bones. Statues from Abusir, Egypt depict the scribe Nefer and his wife. New research suggests that ...

A new exhibit in a Dutch museum explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture. Egyptians say it distorts their history and ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes’ life works are written on their bones. Arthritis and other damage mark the scribes’ skeletons where the men sat cross-legged or kneeled hunched over papyrus scrolls, ...

Ancient Egypt—a civilization that was one of the most powerful the world has ever seen and which lasted for nearly 3,000 years—was among the first to mummify its dead, providing us a window into its ...

Over the past two decades, exhibits like Gods in Color and Chroma have popularized the idea that the ancient world was awash in color. But what do we really know about how ancient peoples understood ...

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum has long been a staple of San Jose living, boasting 100,000 visitors each year — 26,000 of ...

With a population over 15 million, Baladi dogs are everywhere—and often mistreated or killed. But that’s starting to change. The Egyptian god Anubis is often shown with the head of a dog in tomb ...