The Grand Egyptian Museum, which opened on Nov. 4, includes a vast collection of Egyptian artifacts, including those from ...

Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.

This suggests similar alabaster vessels from the time period—often made from soft calcite stone and used for perfumes and ...

Inside Ancient Egypt is an up-close look at the daily lives of ancient Egyptians—as well as how they thought about death. Enter through a three-story replica of a mastaba, a type of ancient Egyptian ...

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

Archaeologists discovered an Egyptian ceramic vase in a Pompeii fast-food kitchen destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, revealing cultural exchanges in the ancient city.

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...