A white-out fluid, found on a 3,300-year-old papyrus, was used to make a jackal appear skinnier, Egyptologists have found.

In reliefs and monuments spanning 3,000 years, the pharaoh holds the heka in his left hand, resting it upon his shoulder. The image encodes a specific claim: Pharaoh is the shepherd of his people; he ...

Noisy, aggressive and invasive, these big birds may not actually be geese, but they sure act like it. What you should know ...

In a world where only men could be Kings, Hatshepsut needed more than just royal blood—she needed a miracle. Enter the Red Chapel at Karnak, a masterpiece of political propaganda. Inside, elaborate ...

• The KV55 Controversy: DNA analysis from 2010 identified the desecrated mummy in Tomb KV55 as the likely father of Tutankhamun and the heretic king Akhenaten himself, but the lack of severe physical ...

An ancient artist applied a white substance to an illustration of a jackal, slimming down its appearance, according to ...

The 40-card oracle deck was born out of the relationship the illustrator and writer formed while on a trip to Egypt. We took it for a spin.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered 13,000 inscribed ostraca at Athribis in Sohag, bringing the total number to about ...

The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a ...

A traveling art exhibit celebrating African civilizations, Egyptian mythology, and historic landscapes arrives in ...

Apparently, this approach for remembering grocery lists, house chores, deliveries, and the like was also a huge part of life for ancient Egyptians living over 2,000 years ago—something for which ...

The nation’s official motto, “In God we trust,” has appeared on coins since the Civil War. The Pledge of Allegiance promises ...