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 ...

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 ...

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As crews dug through the soil along the Nile in Southern Egypt, skeletons slowly emerged from the dirt. The area had once been an ancient graveyard, but looting and housing projects had damaged the ...

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 ...

Chemical analyses have revealed the specific components ancient Egyptians used to embalm the dead, including exotic ingredients that were acquired through trading. When you purchase through links on ...

A tumor with teeth was found in a 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian burial site. The tumor, a teratoma, is a rare find in archaeology. It was found near a ring that may have been thought to magically ...

The remains of an ancient Egyptian woman unearthed near Aswan reveal she likely suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study. Photo from Axp Photography, UnSplash The skeletal remains ...