New research has revealed that a significant number of dogs were mummified as offerings to an ancient Egyptian god. A group of researchers led by Cardiff University archaeology professor Paul ...

Anubis was embodied in the jackal, or wild dog, that the Egyptians often saw scavenging in cemeteries: hence he was associated with the dead. He was depicted as a black jackal-like creature, or as a ...

In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study ...

A 26-foot-tall statue of the Egyptian god Anubis is coming to downtown St. Paul Tuesday to publicize the King Tut exhibit that opens Feb. 11 at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The timing is meant to ...

In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study ...

MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold tongues and fingernails have been uncovered by archaeologists. Surrounded by ancient amulets, the colourful 2,000-year-old tombs were found in ...

The god of the dead is coming. A 32-foot-tall statue of the Egyptian deity Anubis will soon stand sentinel at the corner of Pershing Road and Main Street. Looking like something out of a DeMille epic, ...

Scientists have identified a new species of small, toothy mammal that once ruled the food chain in Africa almost 40 million years ago. Researchers named the new species Masrasector nananubis, after ...

Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, noted that it was first time human remains have been found in Behnesa MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished ...