But what is the Eye of Horus and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology ... "In later periods, a large wedjat made of wax was placed over the left abdomen ...

At a temple site, the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory ... In addition, there was a relatively large hall with three walls. The walls were covered with yellow slate and ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ... Great Pyramid of Giza at 480 feet high made from 2.3 million large blocks. After it was finished, it was covered in white limestone.

CAIRO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has ... commissioned the Step Pyramid, Egypt's earliest large-scale stone structure, over 4,600 years ago. Preliminary research ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...

(photo credit: Josef Wegner/Penn Museum/Handout via REUTERS) Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos ...

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