Baldness in Egyptian reliefs is explained through purity, lice prevention, and the social world of temples and tombs where many preserved scenes depict priests and elites. Working-class hairstyles are ...

Ptah was one of the most powerful creator gods in ancient Egyptian mythology. According to the priests of Memphis, Ptah created the universe through the power of his heart and spoken word. He was also ...

In a study published in the journal Iran, researcher Gad Barnea has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Zoroastrian religious practices were more prevalent and left a deeper imprint on surrounding ...

While many people are fixated on the future, there’s still plenty that we don’t know about the past. After all, our planet ...

Archaeologists in Luxor uncover coffins linked to the Singers of Amun, offering insight into temple rituals, burial practices ...

Nesyamun died about 3,000 years ago but archaeologist John Schofield and others used CT scans, 3-D printing and an electronic larynx to recreate a... Scientists Recreate Vocal Tract Of Egyptian Priest ...

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum. A detail of the gilded Book of the Dead of Ankhmerwer, a funerary ...

CT scanners are designed to diagnose the living – mapping broken bones, blocked arteries, and hidden tumors with remarkable precision. But when the same technology is turned toward the ancient past, ...

Groundbreaking CT scans have unveiled the hidden health struggles of an ancient Egyptian priest. These scans reveal that, more than 2,000 years ago, this priest lived with chronic back pain, much like ...

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USC radiologists unraveled some of ancient history’s mysteries recently when they conducted full-body CT scans of two Egyptian mummies whose bodies have been preserved for more than 2,200 years. Keck ...