The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they ...

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in which a priest touched different parts of the mummy with a special instrument. The ancient Egyptians believed this allowed the person to use their senses in the afterlife. Then, the mummies ...

Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...

Though most women in ancient Roman society had little power and were restricted to the domestic sphere, a priestess was an important civic role. The moon crescent amulet, or lunula, suggests the ...

Kownacki An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant ... contrary to their assumption that the mummy was a male priest based on the sarcophagus, it was actually the remains of a ...

priests, and government officials. Household objects include clay pots and tools for hunting or farming but also reveal that life was not merely a matter of survival for ancient Egyptians.