Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...

Have you ever felt thunder shake the windows or watched lightning split the sky and wondered who—or what—might be behind such ...

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

Other relics found included statues of the god Ptah-Sokar, shabtis (mummy-style figurines), a metal axe and pieces of an ancient Egyptian game. A selection of the finds are expected to go on display ...

The name Taposiris Magna comes from the Egyptian “Per Wsir,” which translates to “house of Osiris,” the Egyptian god of both fertility and death.

The over 30-foot high, 82-ton, 3,200-year-old Ramses II statue was the first piece to be moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum site back in 2006, and it is the first artifact to greet visitors upon ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Osiris rose from the dead twice and became a god. "The Osiris story was one of the most important myths in ancient Egyptian kingship," Yan explained.

The archaeological team working on restoring and maintaining the Djoser Pyramid in the Saqqara necropolis have uncovered a bronze statue of the god Osiris, during work on the western façade of ...

Statue of Pharaoh Sety II wearing emblems marking his royal status. Egypt, Thebes, Karnak, temple of Mut 19th Dynasty, reign of Sety II, about 1200– 1194 BCE. Sandstone.

Object Details Collector Joseph Hirshhorn Donor Name Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden Notes PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG. BRONZE STANDING FIGURE. IDENTIFIED BY DOROTHY ...