The goddesses were depicted as vultures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have discovered 46 stunning depictions of ...
Finds include hidden third "ghost hand," alterations to a crown in Ramesses II portrait It is known that the ancient Egyptians had a highly formalized (and easily recognizable) painting style, ...
Ancient Egyptian funerary paintings have long been admired for their formal and structured nature, but a recent study conducted by an international team of scientists revealed new insights into ...
Representations of the Egyptian sky goddess Nut on 3,000-year-old coffins shows evidence of the galaxy being accurately represented. Nut’s cosmological vignette on the outer coffin of ...
Hidden details have been discovered in ancient Egyptian paintings using portable chemical imaging technology. Photo courtesy of Martinez et al./PLOS One Hidden details have been discovered in ...
Khentika’s tomb is a mastaba, one of the few in Egypt to have a curse inscribed on its facade. Mastabas were rectangular, ...