The recent discovery of dozens of 2,000 year old burials near Saqqara's necropolis has shed light on the more ordinary ...

In ancient Egypt, various gods were depicted with domestic dog or jackal heads that resemble modern-day Baladi dogs. Perhaps the most well known is Anubis, the god who guided souls in the afterlife .

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Some online commentators have drawn a connection between the dog and Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, often depicted as a man with a jackal head.

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, ... Jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef watched over the intestines.