The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only part of an eternal journey that ended not in death, but in eternal ...

Hidden for nearly 3,000 years, a beautifully preserved canopic jar is discovered in Egypt. These sacred vessels, adorned with symbolic heads, played a vital role in protecting the deceased in the ...

Five thousand years ago, the silence of the Sinai desert was broken by the sound of stone striking stone. In a remote dry riverbed known as Wadi Khamila, an artist (or perhaps a soldier) carved a ...

As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike other cultures.

The study of celestial objects ran throughout ancient Egyptian culture. Religious events were fixed by the movements of the sun and moon, star charts were carved into the lids of tombs, and the ...

Their faces draw you in — big, expressive eyes staring out as if they’ve been frozen in the act of remembering something important. Painted on wooden panels and placed over the faces of mummified ...

The two basic characteristics of the Nephilim, namely that they were children of the so-called Sons of God and that they were fallen ones, are attested to in other versions of the same anciet ...

The ancient Egyptians and modern Egyptians alike sometimes name their newborns after festivals or even the day they were born ...

A nearly 3,000-year-old canopic jar is discovered in an Egyptian tomb. Hidden for nearly 3,000 years, a beautifully preserved canopic jar is discovered in Egypt. These sacred vessels, adorned with ...