As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

The Gold Coffin of Nedjemankh is displayed during a news conference to announce its return the the people of Egypt. [Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid] The gilded coffin of a high-ranking ancient ...

When Bill Needle draws a loaf of bread or a royal falcon, he's not just doodling. He's creating hieroglyphics, the picture script of ancient Egyptian priests. "I am one of 11 Egyptologists in the ...

"Sometime in the fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this remarkably lifelike head of a priest, who was probably a ...