Archaeologists discover surprising origins of ancient Egypt’s favourite board game - Findings suggest Caspian coast was ...

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

The ancient Egyptians were obsessed with the afterlife. So whom did they view as the deity of death? ... The jackal-headed Anubis is a particularly important god associated with the dead.

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.