New research has revealed that a significant number of dogs were mummified as offerings to an ancient Egyptian god. A group of researchers led by Cardiff University archaeology professor Paul ...

From the Greek Hades to the Egyptian Anubis, nearly every culture has a god who rules the afterlife. These deities reveal how humanity has always tried to understand death.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ancient Egyptian catacomb honoring Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death and funerals, once ...

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In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study ...

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Archaeologists at the necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, have discovered a cache of 250 ancient Egyptian mummies and the largest caches of bronze statues ever found at the site—150 in total.

Even if you weren’t too familiar with Egyptian mythology prior to Origins, you probably are now that you’re fully invested into the latest Assassin’s Creed game. From finding shrines and relics to ...

Across every culture and every age, humanity has imagined gods to rule over death — from Hades in Greece to Anubis in Egypt ...