This Ancient Egyptian Map To The Underworld Is The Oldest Illustrated Book Ever Found. ... Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the Dead.

Egypt's dominance of the ancient world was a result of more than just determination and brute force. Ancient Egypt was blessed with an abundance of natural resources - not least the river Nile.

Yohe has been crucial in assembling and identifying the artifacts, replicas, maps and photographs that make up the ancient Egyptian exhibit, which opened this week at Buena Vista Museum of Natural ...

Ancient Egyptians were big fans of baboons, which they associated with the god Babi, a god of the underworld and the deity Thoth, who was sometimes depicted with the head of a baboon.They kept the ...