The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.

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A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

Birds are widely regarded as symbols of freedom and eternity due to their ability to soar into the skies. Their symbolism exists all over the world as part of different cultures, religions, and ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

A homecoming dance from Nejla Yatkin, Virginia Opera gets political with Loving v. Virginia, and the Washington Ballet goes ...

At a rock art site located on the western bank of the Nile River, an ancient Egyptian petroglyph depicting a […] ...

A deep dive into the Egyptian gods and goddesses (their characteristics, myths, and symbols) who held significant sway over ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

This is the kind of spirit that Amira Tanany, an award-winning Egyptian illustrator and associate professor at Helwan University, channels through her folkloric art. Her work tells ... blend of ...

Public Domain The idea of ancient Egyptian contact with Australia gains additional support from evidence beyond the Gosford glyphs. Boomerangs, notably found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb, may highlight ...