Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the ...

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it ... were trying to recreate the "Myth of the Solar Eye." In the story, Bes calmed Hathor, a sky goddess ...

A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, validating written records and centuries-old myths of ancient Egyptian rituals ...

Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals, study confirms New paper's findings reveal a mix of psychedelic drugs, body fluids and alcohol likely used for fertility rituals Date: ...

Scientists at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History have peered beneath the wrappings of ancient Egyptian ... one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.

A roughly 3,900-year-old tomb of an Egyptian priestess named Idy was discovered full of burial goods. Located behind a stone wall within a famous tomb near the ancient city of Asyut, experts were ...

Egyptian authorities say archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed ... agate beads framing a hippo-head amulet, according to the statement.

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

An ancient Egyptian tomb with 11 sealed burials was ... containing 30 amethyst and two agate beads around a hippo-head amulet ...