Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...

Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...

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The so-called “tramp stamp” isn’t a sign of trashiness — it’s early women’s tradition. A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women were adorned with lower back ...

It’s a fairly customary practice now among women—and, I suspect, especially black women—to sew in, glue in or have full-head weaves attached to their hair when they are buried. But because it seems ...

A female royal from the first ancient Egyptian dynasty was found buried in a lavish tomb. She was buried with 41 courtiers and servants, and dozens of wine jars. Researchers think she may have been ...

Excavations of the tomb of ancient Egyptian queen Meret-Neith reveal she was an influential figure with "unusually high levels of authority," but experts are divided about whether she actually reigned ...

When I finally got to visit Egypt, I was guided by a goddess. More temples were dedicated to Hathor than to any other Egyptian goddess. I left Hathor's temple feeling empowered that she would guide me ...

In a landmark collaboration between the (HKPM) and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) of Egypt, 250 treasures and ...

For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, Ph.D. candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. "In ...