ArchaeologyJuly 17, 2026
Ancient Egyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests
These findings challenge a long-held belief about weapons found in female burial sites
Egyptology
HistoryApril 23, 2026
A passage from Homer’s Iliad has been discovered inside the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy
A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process
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AnthropologyJune 27, 2024
Walk like an Egyptian—But Don’t Sit like One
The skeletons of scribes from ancient Egypt show deterioration from sitting and kneeling
OpinionApril 8, 2024
The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of the Sky
Astronomical simulations and ancient Egyptian texts show the Milky Way was linked to the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut. This fits within multicultural myths about our home galaxy