In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal, all written in the enigmatic symbols known as runes. They relied on these symbols not only for writing but ...

Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

This two-foot-tall basalt statue depicts Udjahorresnet, an Egyptian courtier who held high positions under the final two pharaohs of the 26th Dynasty (664–526 B.C.) and the first two pharaohs of ...

What do games tell us about Ancient Egypt? Video: Ancient Egyptian board games The Mehen game Gameboards Activities Activity 1: Explore Ancient Egyptian games Activity 2: Name the game Activity 3 ...

This practice has been used across cultures and throughout time, from ancient Egyptian priests peering ... systems or ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings, boasts the world’s largest collection of these historic artifacts. These standing stones, dating back to between the 9th ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen. Ancient Egyptian: You’re clearly not Egyptian, are you? Child: No, I’m from Britain. Ancient Egyptian: Haha! No wonder you don’t have a pen.

Audio recordings leaked in 2015 appeared to show the spy chief as a steadfast loyalist who helped Mr. el-Sisi seize power in 2013, deposing Egypt’s first democratically elected president, who ...

CAIRO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Egypt opened a series of galleries to the public on Tuesday in its flagship new museum, but the glittering King Tutankhamun collection and solar boats buried by the ...