Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

Human sacrifice was deeply ingrained in Inca civilization. Children and young people were selected for sacrifice to appease the gods and sacred mountain spirits. Being chosen was considered a great ...

Women played a crucial role in all aspects of the development and endurance of the state, including some who ruled the ...

Skeletons of ancient Egyptian princesses unearthed at Dahshur were found alongside daggers and arrows suggesting these women ...

King Tut’s treasures have found a new home at the Grand Egyptian Museum, and elsewhere, Ancient Egypt has been immortalized ...

A new analysis of their bones suggests they were buried alongside arrows, maces and daggers because they had repeatedly used ...

In Egypt, a 1,600-year-old mummy has turned up with an unexpected companion: a fragment of Homer's Iliad placed on the body ...

For over a century, scientists have debated the purpose of weapons found in the burial chambers of ancient Egyptian royal women. Were these items merely ceremonial, or did the princesses actually ...

For many years, archaeologists have debated why weapons such as bows, arrows, and daggers were buried with some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were these simply symbols of royal status, or had the women ...

An early mention of a prosthetic comes from Herodotus, who tells the story of Hegesistratus, an ancient Greek diviner who cut ...

San Jose is hiding something extraordinary, and it has been hiding it in plain sight for a very long time. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum sits in a quiet residential neighborhood in San Jose, and it ...