Archaeologists working in Saqqara recently unearthed three funerary masks at least 1,800 years old. By Franz Lidz When it came to the dicey journey to the afterlife, the more affluent citizens of ...
Washington Middle School sixth graders in Lisa Peterson, Cathy Pitts, Shane Knapp, Joel Sopak and Jennifer Lachajczyk’s classes not only learned about ancient civilizations, but also used their ...
The United States is an excellent hub for discoveries. Lake Michigan has just produced a rare tugboat, linked to the wreck of the J.C. Ames. However, the U.S. is not known for the Panel of Fayoum ...
When Rome conquered Egypt after the death of Cleopatra, pharaohs vanished but their traditions endured—emperors adopted Egyptian dress, funerary practices thrived, and faith in the afterlife only ...