Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...

New studies trace the domestication of cats to ancient Egypt, linking their origins to religious rituals and the cult of ...

The mummies of Vác remain relatively unknown even though there are hundreds of them in the crypt of the town's Roman Catholic ...

Ancient Egyptians revered animals, mummifying them as offerings to gods. Recently, scientists at the University of Manchester ...

When you hear the word mummy, chances are you think of ancient Egypt. Many different cultures embalmed their deceased, ...

Stored in a church crypt in a remote Alpine village, a set of unusually well-preserved human remains has long been a rich ...

An incredible example of this is the little-known case of a mummy located in the church crypt of St Thomas am Blasenstein, in ...

Ancient Egyptians revered animals, mummifying them as offerings ... the crocodile-headed god. Ancient Egypt is one of history’s most interesting civilizations, that included both spiritual ...