After intense study, Australian researchers have cracked the code of an Egyptian spellbook that had been an enigma for roughly 1,300 years. The spellbook, a parchment codex, is written in Coptic. The ...

Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as researchers call the book, tells readers ...

Egyptologists have discovered a 2,500-year-old tomb just south of Cairo containing numerous magical sayings meant to ward off snake bites. The tomb's entrance was covered with sayings aimed to both ...

A 2,500-YEAR-OLD Egyptian tomb containing reams of ancient spells has been unearthed in the Abusir necropolis, according to archaeologists. The tomb belonged to a Djehutyemnakht, a royal scribe and ...

As parts of Central America and the US Southwest endure some of the worst droughts to hit those areas in decades, scientists have unearthed new evidence about ancient dry spells that suggest the ...

Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as researchers call the book, tells readers ...