Image (from CT scan) by Salima Ikram and others, South African Mummy Project Team Peering inside the linen wrappings of an ancient Egyptian bird mummy, a CT scan has revealed a true rara avis—a ...

The Egyptian cobra, known for its ancient Egyptian iconography, is a venomous snake measuring up to 2.4 meters. Found in ...

Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, which reigned for over two ...

Several of the birds depicted were rock pigeons (Columba ... Real plants might also be kept in the room along with scents and ancient Egyptians played music there. "A room adorned with, by any ...

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization There’s a new king in town. More than a century after King Tutunkhamun was discovered — elevating the ancient figure to celebrity status ...

Great statues, such forms, we revere, we adore, The ancient Egyptian gods. Thoth was often shown with the head of a baboon or an ibis (a wading bird with long legs and a long beak). He was the ...