Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings. Draw a plan of an Egyptian house. Label each room, write about which activity and objects you would find there.

Ancient Egyptians were true experts in the field of ... absorbing heat and lowering the room's temperature. This evaporative ...

What happened to the ancient Egyptians? The ancient Egyptian civilisation thrived for over three thousand years, but what happened to that once mighty empire and its people? What was life like for ...

Ancient Egyptians believed death marked the beginning of a journey to eternal life. Learn more at Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Natural History, and explore related ...

The earliest known synthetic pigment, Egyptian blue is found in some of the paint that still colors ancient statues, coffins, and tomb walls. Modern scientists were intrigued by this long-lasting ...