I have read so many great books this year that I knew it was time to make my list of the best mystery books of 2025. I wanted ...

This stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book about the 24-feet-tall Big Friendly Giant and a little orphan called Sophie brings some of Dahl’s most memorable characters to life.

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

Gold and serpentinite rockWhere it is from: Thebes (modern-day Luxor), EgyptWhen it was made: Around 1473 B.C.Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield ...

In ancient Egypt, the goddess Hathor was not only known for her powers over love and fertility, but also for her close ...

A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials.

A popular Humanities course is unwrapping the strange and fraught history and cultural afterlife of Egyptian mummies.

In their co-taught course, LIT 159M/HIS 159M: The Curse of the Mummy, UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor of Literature Renee Fox and Associate Professor of History Elaine Sullivan are looking into the ...

Much of the book deals with what Meital calls “the Golden Age of Egyptian Jewry,” a period stretching from the late 19th century until the 1950s.

Taken as a group, the combined Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts and the Book of Coming Forth by Day offer a description of the Egyptian afterlife.