IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The central design of this amulet ...

Few ancient cultures have captured the modern imagination like the Egyptian and Maya civilizations, with their elaborate belief structures. The author traces a remarkable resemblance between two ...

Egyptian paleontologists have identified a new four-legged whale species that walked on land more than 43 million years ago. The fossilized partial skeleton of this exotic creature was discovered in ...

Gods of death — like Anubis of ancient Egypt, the Norse deity Hel, and Mictlāntēcutli, the vicious ruler of the Aztec underworld — have played a key role in the cultures and religions of civilizations ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting story of her ascent from the realm of death toward the light of Re.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The central design of this amulet ...

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, hieroglyphics, and mysterious artifacts, but its gods and goddesses are equally fascinating. Studying these figures helps us better understand the Egyptians’ ...

Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians worshiped a God known as Anubis. He was the god of death and resurrection and is depicted with the head of a jackal. Anubis played a vital role in the afterlife ...

Anubis as a jackal, perched atop a tomb. In ancient Egyptian religion god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld. Also known as Inpu or Anpu, usually depicted as a canine.

Ptolemaic Egyptian constellations at Dendera. Credit: wikimedia commons / Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0 Ancient Egyptian astrology used a zodiac system with 12 signs, much like the one used today. However, ...

For the third consecutive year, Four Horsemen Studios is back to help celebrate their amazing retailer partners with an exclusive wave of figures that will be available only through them! The "2025 ...