An ancient Egyptian spell found on Tutankhamun’s gold mask was meant to protect him in the afterlife

Few artefacts capture the imagination quite like the gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun. Since its discovery in 1922, the ...
Greek Reporter

The Different Types of Paradise Across Cultures and Ancient Greece

The difference in ancient paradises reveals a shared human desire for a perfect afterlife, though the details vary ...
The New York Times

Writing an Ancient Egyptian Afterlife, in 21 Feet of Scroll

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum. A detail of the gilded Book of the Dead of Ankhmerwer, a funerary ...