Assessment of process variability and color in synthesized and ancient Egyptian blue pigments. npj Heritage Science, 2025; 13 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s40494-025-01699-7 ...

An Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Or Graur, discovered what is believed to be the oldest known depiction of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art.

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork suggests that they may have had a greater understanding of the Milky Way than ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests. Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky ...

Depictions of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess found on tombs and coffins dating back almost 5,000 years may represent a key feature of the Milky Way. After analyzing hundreds of images of the ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of ...

Depictions of this left eye became the powerful Eye of Horus symbol. "The wedjat is one of the most iconic amulets from ancient Egypt," Kei Yamamoto, an Egyptologist at the University of Toronto ...

Ancient Egyptian man's genome reveals his society's cross-cultural ties Science · July 2, 2025 · 11:51 AM PDT · 5 hours ago DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...

A joint team of British and Egyptian archaeologists spent two years excavating a tomb, dubbed No. C4, located just west of Luxor, initially believing it belonged to the wife of an ancient king.

A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the mummification process and its evolution over time.