The ancient Egyptian workers who built the pyramids at Giza received daily rations of 4 to 5 liters of beer. Rating: Mostly True (About this rating?) Context: Egyptologists agree that the laborers ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

Visiting London in 2025? Well Londoner Phoebe Minson is here to tell you about the very important basics to know before you come to London for the first time. From the landscape of London, to weather ...

Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

The tomb of Thutmose II, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, was discovered by an Egyptian-British team near the Valley of the ...

A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse ... that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen ...

among other odors Sarah Everts Some citizens and archaeologists are concerned about what they see as widespread "mismanagement" of Egypt's rich cultural heritage Eli Wizevich The discovery might ...

WE think that “The Early Egyptians and their Influence on Ancient Civilisation” would have been a better title for Dr. Elliot Smith's little book than that which he has actually chosen ...

The venerable auction house is unloading one-of-a-kind gold necklaces, rings, trinkets and more from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt that cost far less than modern pieces from modern luxury ...