Cat Mummy (Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, 780–390 BCE) and ibis mummy from the ibis cemetery at Abydos (Early Roman Period, 30 BCE–early 1st century CE) in ‘Soulful Creatures: Animal ...

Cats might have been sacred in ancient Egypt, but they were far from cherished pets. Discover why our assumptions about their treatment draw far more on modern sensibilities than historical reality ...

At the end of the era of pharaohs, ancient Egyptians held onto their religious beliefs and commitment to the Gods. Through rituals and burials, the Egyptians honored traditions followed for thousands ...

Decades before Darwin, there was a debate over transformism, the idea that species change over time. Two colleagues at the French natural history museum were on opposite sides of issue. They hoped to ...

Researchers have used neutron tomography, a non-invasive imaging technique, to study six sealed animal coffins from ancient Egypt. The study was published in Scientific Reports. As previously reported ...

Archaeologists found ancient mummification workshops and tombs in the Saqqara necropolis. The workshops were used to embalm humans and sacred animals to prepare them for the afterlife. The tombs of ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced its most recent discovery of a preserved double graveyard containing the remains of a man, his wife, and mummified animals, including cats and mice. The ...

In a remote stretch of Egyptian desert, a set of huge carved symbols has revived one of humanity’s oldest questions: were our ancestors trying to speak to the cosmos. The newly highlighted tableau, ...

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