PROF. PETRIE is certainly right in suggesting that the subject of Egyptian amulets is one that appeals to the reader of folklore as well as to the Egyptologist. In amulets we are dealing with ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

The other titles on the sarcophagus are quite rare: “Director of medicinal plants” has only been found on one other ancient Egyptian artifact, and “chief dentist” is also very unusual ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian wizard-doctor who treated pharaohs 4,000 years ago. The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, who served during the reign ...

A mix of ancient divinities ... researchers were scanning a tiny necklace of golden pomegranates, 3,500 years old, recently excavated from the grave of a young child. Pomegranates have long ...

(AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi) Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, the head of Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage, speaks at a recently discovered ancient rock-cut tomb at the causeway of ...

Archeologists have uncovered one of the most intriguing figures yet from ancient Egypt – about 4,000 years after his lifetime. Teti Neb Fu, a physician and royal doctor, held prestigious ...

Ancient Egyptians are known to have attempted to treat brain cancer, diagnose diabetes, use crocodile dung for contraception, and may have been aware that some sitting positions could lead to bone ...

“[They] apparently served as amulets to ensure protection, good luck, and prosperity.” Back in ancient times, it wasn’t uncommon for people to turn to fertility amulets like these. Families suffered ...

According to The Met, this marble dwarf-dancer, who may have held an ancient percussion instrument, is thus part of "the long Egyptian tradition in which dwarves were integrated in society and had ...

During a family outing at the Tel Qana archaeological site in Israel, a 12-year-old girl found an ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a scarab dating back about ... The amulet depicts a dung ...