Magic was a part of everyday life for the ancient Egyptians. They believed that dark powers were everywhere and that they ...

People divorced and remarried. There weren’t schools like the ones we have today, but ancient Egyptians did have apprenticeships. This meant that many children had jobs or were learning a trade.

In 2010, researchers analyzed DNA from the ancient Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamen and 10 of his relatives (JAMA, 303:638-47). It was a blockbuster study. Revealing family relationships among the ...

As a biomedical Egyptologist, I study mummies to learn about life in ancient populations ... Instead of one unwavering tradition, Egyptian mummification was variable. The funerary rituals available to ...

Unearthed near the city of Luxor, the Egyptian site ... to 1630 B.C.E.). The ancient family and their jewels will help historians paint a more comprehensive picture of life in the region.