Ancient Egyptians were the earliest known tapestry designers, weaving in linen for burial ceremonies between 1483 and 1411 ...

Among them were remnants of plaster featuring blue inscriptions, yellow star motifs, and portions of the Book of Amduat, a religious text associated with ancient Egyptian royal tombs. Litherland n ...

The tomb is about 95.1 feet (29 meters) long and contains a burial chamber that is 17.4 by 17.1 by 11.2 feet (5.3 by 5.2 by 3.4 meters), Litherland said. It's possible that there is an ...

28. Harold, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. His Bosham residence was depicted twice in the tapestry, but the remnants of the ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes Sonja Anderson A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy ...

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At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

Located in the Dahshur, it is an Ancient Egyptian royal graveyard housing a complex necropolis honouring the dead from the time. A site in which only a few pyramids actually remain, archaeologists ...