Some were preserved so that the deceased would ... one of the most revered animals in all of ancient Egypt. A symbol of strength and virility, the Apis was closely linked to the all-powerful ...

each with the preserved bodies of 25 falcons inside, he said. The ancient Egyptians, who mummified a wide range of animals from cats to crocodiles, believed that rats ate the hearts of sinners ...

Ancient Egypt, a civilization that has fascinated ... Egypt Among the discoveries at Hierakonpolis were the well-preserved carcasses of animals sourced from across the African continent.

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

including the construction of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak. His mummy, found in 1881, is one of the best-preserved examples from ancient Egypt.