These two ancient Egyptian zodiac signs were uncovered in the Temple of Esna, Egypt. On the left is a Sagittarius, and on the right is a Scorpio.Ahmed Emam, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Ancient ...

Flowers, often part of Minoan and Egyptian art, were symbols of life, the afterlife, and rebirth, according to a study of ...

Soot and grime slowly accumulated on the ceiling of an ancient Egyptian temple. The once-vibrant and colorful decorations became increasingly obscured as centuries of apathy stretched into millennia ...

Ancient Egyptians who buried their deceased kin in pots may have chosen the burial vessels as symbols of the womb and rebirth, scientists argue in a new paper. Pot burials in ancient Egypt have long ...

For the past three centuries, Southern Illinois has been connected to a country an ocean and a continent away and to a Biblical event separated in time by almost 4,000 years. This link to Egypt and ...

The murder of Marwa al-Sherbini, a 32-year-old Egyptian pharmacist stabbed to death in a German courtroom last week, has stoked growing anger in Egypt, where the local press has taken to referring to ...

CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) – The official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) comes after the Sharm al-Sheikh Peace Summit, Egypt’s Ambassador to Japan Ragui al-Etreby said, affirming Egypt’s deep ...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (RNS) — He was born and died in Alexandria, Egypt, then home to a large Greek community that began immigrating to Egypt in the 19th century. Writing primarily in Greek and little ...

27 June 2010 A 28-year-old man reportedly beaten to death by police in Egypts city of Alexandria has become the latest symbol of police brutality among tech-savvy Egyptian activists. Posters of Khaled ...

Ancient Egyptian star signs were found under a thick layer of soot and dust in the Temple of Esna. The colors in the full set of Egyptian zodiac symbols are vivid after being protected by the grime.

Archaeologists restoring the 1,800-year-old Temple of Khnum in Esna uncovered zodiac symbols and constellations on the ceiling, photos show. Photo from Ahmed Amin via the University of Tübingen Soot ...