Archaeologists working in Egypt have brought to light a remarkably preserved funerary papyrus that specialists are already calling a lost “Book of the Dead,” a discovery that folds fresh detail into ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare ...

Thousands of years ago, Egyptians used papyrus to write their documents and letters alongside their day-to-day lives. Now, ...

As Fitzwilliam Museum experts prepared a “Made in Ancient Egypt” exhibit, they noticed an unusual white substance applied to a papyrus Book of the Dead. Upon digital and infrared inspection, the team ...

Introduction: Life and afterlife in the ancient Egyptian cosmos -- Preparing for the afterlife -- The evolution of the Book of the dead / by Irmtraut Munro -- The day of burial -- The mummy in the ...

This week the Getty Villa Museum will begin offering a rare look at scrolls from its ancient Egyptian “Book of the Dead” collection. The backstory: The collection of 19 manuscripts written on scrolls ...

Ancient Egyptians sure knew how to stage a burial, including canopic jars to hold organs and scrolls from the “Book of the Dead” to help the deceased navigate the afterlife. In central Egypt, ...