A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian culture. Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ...

In 2019, the ministry announced the discovery of seven gold coins dated to Egypt’s Byzantine period ... the goddess who often ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.