Anchoring the west side of Indianapolis, the White River State Park offers 250 acres of green space dotted with memorials and museums as the Central Canal and the White River offer waterways in ...

The artifacts discovered inside a tomb of 11 Egyptian burials from the height of the country’s Middle Kingdom offer a fresh perspective on the funerary practices from the 12 th and 13 th ...

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The stories of the Kaanu'l rulers were documented in hieroglyphic texts, providing insights into their reign and achievements. During this period, Maya rulers were considered celestial ...

A blacksmith, for example, is composed of an anvil, bellows, and hammer, while a fruiterer—a greengrocer—is made of produce and baskets. We currently understand the word “hieroglyphs” to denote an ...

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Since 1802, the British Museum has housed the Rosetta Stone, the most important source for decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs, which was announced by Jean-François Champollion in Paris on 27 ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza has (almost) fully opened to visitors – and pictures reveal that the displays are spectacular. Tourists have had a long wait to get a glimpse behind the doors ...

After an eight-year inquiry, Egyptian investigators have controversially concluded that ignition of explosive material behind the cockpit of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 resulted in a fire and the loss ...

Chicago’s Field Museum is home to over a dozen ancient Egyptian mummies but one in particular has perplexed researchers for years. Now, the mystery of Lady Chenet-aa’s burial procedure appears ...

170–116 B.C.) offering a libation to Osiris, with Isis standing behind the god. “The hieroglyphs around him say this milk comes from the breast of the goddess Hesat,” Ashby explains ...