According to The Sun, it depicted two zigzagging lines that mapped out two routes the dead could use to reach Osiris, the Ancient Egyptian god of the dead, in the afterlife. The text also ...

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza ... The ancient Egyptians believed this allowed the person to use their senses in the afterlife. Then, the mummies were placed in a coffin ...

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

They loved life and wanted it to continue in the afterlife The Book of the Dead contained all the spells, tips and tricks any Ancient Egyptian could need to survive the afterlife. It started as a ...

This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings. After watching the clip, students could discuss how important the idea of an afterlife was to the Ancient ...

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the ...

The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were ...

both goddesses associated with mourning and the afterlife. First Royal Tomb Since King Tut Discovered Mohamed Abdel Badie—head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of ...

These sacred vessels, adorned with symbolic heads, played a vital role in protecting the deceased in the afterlife. Learn more about ancient Egyptian burial traditions and how they honored the dead.