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Hidden details have been discovered in ancient Egyptian paintings using portable chemical imaging technology. Photo courtesy of Martinez et al./PLOS One Hidden details have been discovered in ancient ...

The restoration of the Temple of Edfu has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings dating back thousands of years. The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the Ministry ...

Finds include hidden third “ghost hand,” alterations to a crown in Ramesses II portrait It is known that the ancient Egyptians had a highly formalized (and easily recognizable) painting style, and ...

A team of researchers recently studied paintings in the Theban Necropolis near the Nile River using X-ray fluorescence imaging and discovered never-before-seen details of the painting process. Under X ...

A limestone pharaonic painting from Egypt's well-known Saqqara necropolis has vanished, making it the most recent treasure to disappear in a nation with a long and rich past. The painting was in the ...

Whenever one imagines the life of an archeologist, they tend to picture someone discovering some remarkable artifact after clearing away dirt, sand, or debris. Perhaps they even envision some ...

With the Grand Egyptian Museum open and Alexandria’s biennial returning, Egypt is positioning itself as a regional cultural ...

Their faces draw you in — big, expressive eyes staring out as if they’ve been frozen in the act of remembering something important. Painted on wooden panels and placed over the faces of mummified ...

Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came ...

The Egyptian gods have gathered in New York. From the falcon-headed Horus to the lioness Sakhmet, the shrouded Osiris to the cow goddess Hathor and the sky-bending Nut, these divine beings—drawn from ...