A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt has yielded a remarkably preserved Book of the Dead scroll.

A team of archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old New Kingdom cemetery in central Egypt, which contains hundreds of ...

The New Kingdom cemetery houses mummies, amulets, statues, canopic jars to store organs and a 43-foot-long papyrus scroll ...

While we've come to know all manner of things about ancient Egyptian culture and practices, there are still plenty of ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They ...

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar lid, ceramic, c. 1550-1398 BC. Lids of canopic jars represented the four Sons of Horus. The human head ...

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar lid, limestone, c. 380-342 BC. Lids of canopic jars represented the four Sons of Horus.

Wikimedia Commons In ancient Egypt, canopic jars were used to store some of the organs of the deceased. Mummification is one of the most well known ancient burial practices — most commonly tied to ...

2,500-year-old tombs unearthed near iconic Egyptian temple. See their treasures Several canopic jars, used for holding the organs of the deceased, found in a 2,500-year-old tomb.

Archaeologists excavating area near Ramesseum Temple in Luxor found several ancient tombs with canopic jars, hundreds of statues, officials said & photos show.

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...