The sarcophagi inhabitants’ actual names are unknown, but these “chantresses of Amun” served a god whose cult ran strong even ...

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Archaeologists working near Luxor have unearthed a concealed burial chamber containing 22 wooden coffins - believed to belong ...

Ptah was one of the most powerful creator gods in ancient Egyptian mythology. According to the priests of Memphis, Ptah created the universe through the power of his heart and spoken word. He was also ...

An ancient artist applied a white substance to an illustration of a jackal, slimming down its appearance, according to ...

With Pessah right around the corner, it is the season when we return to the telling of the Exodus from Egypt. We read the same texts we have read since childhood, recite the same passages, and ask the ...

The nation’s official motto, “In God we trust,” has appeared on coins since the Civil War. The Pledge of Allegiance promises ...

• The KV55 Controversy: DNA analysis from 2010 identified the desecrated mummy in Tomb KV55 as the likely father of Tutankhamun and the heretic king Akhenaten himself, but the lack of severe physical ...

Noisy, aggressive and invasive, these big birds may not actually be geese, but they sure act like it. What you should know ...

Passover, a Jewish holiday that recognizes freedom, is almost here. Called Pesach in Hebrew, the celebration of the holiday lasts a week, and it has close ties to the Biblical character of Moses, who ...

For some years now, some Nigerian pastors have been all over the media space over their interest in becoming the president of ...