Lead in eyes, scented animal fat melting over wigs, teen circumcision - the Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths for beauty and hygiene. So how clean were they, and how has the colonial perspective ...

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

Archaeologists found a complete handprint impressed in clay while the person was creating Ancient Egyptian pottery some 4,000 ...

American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution ...

Cats might have been sacred in ancient Egypt, but they were far from cherished pets. Discover why our assumptions about their treatment draw far more on modern sensibilities than historical reality ...

As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

A 2,000-year-old mug produces the first physical evidence that the ancient Egyptians used hallucinogens, proving the old myths to be true, they were definitely getting high. As part of the ...

Archaeologists and toxicologists are revisiting a provocative idea about life along the Nile: that ancient Egyptians may have incorporated opium into daily and ritual practice far more routinely than ...

People today ring in the new year with parties, fireworks and Champagne toasts, but the ancient Egyptians also celebrated the new year and even had festivities by the Pyramids of Giza. While some of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive limestone burial chamber was uncovered within a royal necropolis in Abydos, Egypt. Who the tomb belonged to remains a ...