Much like cats, crocodiles, and lions, the hippopotamus was a revered animal in ancient Egyptian culture, as it represents ...

The tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal physician, who also had the role of being a magician, has been unearthed in Saqqara.

The kiln tomb is filled with vibrant wall painting and inscriptions, and is believed to belong to a witch doctor who likely ...

In life, this individual was known as Tetinebefou, "conjurer of the goddess Serket,"  "director of medicinal plants," and ...

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient ...

Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.

This style of art is heavily associated with Italy ... a remarkable group of frescoes can be found in the ancient Egyptian tomb of a man called Nebamun. Thanks to Egypt’s arid climate, they ...

The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...

But what about discovering an ancient Egyptian tomb with a painting on it that bears an uncanny resemblance to a character from American animated sitcom The Simpsons? That’s precisely what ...

They were unearthed at the causeway of Pharaoh Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank.

Archaeologists have unveiled a 4,100-year-old tomb belonging to a physician who ... of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website.