These two ancient Egyptian zodiac signs were uncovered in the Temple of Esna, Egypt. On the left is a Sagittarius, and on the right is a Scorpio.Ahmed Emam, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Ancient ...

Soot and grime slowly accumulated on the ceiling of an ancient Egyptian temple. The once-vibrant and colorful decorations became increasingly obscured as centuries of apathy stretched into millennia ...

The Djed pillar appears all over ancient Egypt, usually explained as a religious symbol. But its repeated shape, structure, and ritual use raise a different question. What if it also had a practical ...

In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. One of the most mysterious and ...

The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only part of an eternal journey that ended not in death, but in eternal ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Extracted from: Visible religion (Leiden) 4 (5) 1985-1986, pages 63-72. The ancient Egyptian writing system is at once pictorial, phonetic and symbolic. The number of hieroglyphic symbols are thought ...