Canopic jars were an important part of the mummification process. The body's internal organs were carefully stored in these jars. There were always four jars, representing the four sons of the god Horus - four protective spirits - human, baboon, falcon, and jackal.
Ancient Egyptian art has been divided into several era galleries each covering two or three historical periods. There is some doubt about the absolute dates involved here; for more information see the paragraph on chronology before the list of Egyptian Pharaohs.
National Geographic presents Herod's Lost Tomb is an exciting hidden-object game that takes you on an archeological journey of King Herod the Great. It gives players an opportunity to experience an exciting, real-life archaeological adventure!
Although it might seem unusual, you can learn about life in ancient Egypt from the monuments of death. The Egyptians considered death an altered continuation of life, not an ending.
Cairo: The city and other archaeological treasures in Northern Egypt are under serious threat from forces above the ground, but perhaps even more from below
How do we know that the settlement located at the foot of the Giza Plateau belongs to the same period of time as when the Egyptians were building the pyramids? Two kinds of evidence tell us that we are excavating a 4th Dynasty site (2575-2465 BC): ceramics and sealings.
Funerary boats
Boat models were particularly popular in Old and Middle Kingdom tombs. They were used by the owner in the afterlife for a variety of reasons such as travelling the country, making a pilgrimage to holy sites like Abydos, or simply crossing the river. They can also be linked to the journey of gods through the heavens and the underworld.