Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...

Ancient writers, modern scientists, and the mummies themselves all help us better understand the Egyptian mummification process and the culture in which it existed. Much of what we know about the ...

MUMMIFICATION of sacred animals is a familiar practice in the annals of Ancient Egypt, especially in the later periods. A discovery of what is thought to be the earliest known example of the ...

Peering into an underground cavern in central Egypt, archaeologists came face-to-face with dozens of dusty ancient mummies and knew they’d uncovered something significant. Photos show some of ...

Is there really a secret city under the pyramids? Is there really a secret city under the pyramids? These Nubian kings left a centuries-long legacy in Egypt These Nubian kings left a centuries ...

We all know what Egypt ... preserved mummies dating to the New Kingdom (approximately 1539-1077 BC) in a series of interconnected tunnels at the Teti Pyramid. Some of the artefacts may even have ...

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When you think of old civilisations, Ancient Egypt may spring to mind, complete with mummies, pyramids and part animal and part human gods. It emerged around 5,000 years ago, reaching its zenith ...