Ancient Egyptians may have used linen as a form of currency long ago, but the practice is still something that occurs in the modern era. The United States uses linen fibers in its paper currency. The ...

The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to 3482 to 3102 B.C., is the world's oldest known complex woven garment — meaning an item of clothing that was cut and fitted rather than draped or wrapped.

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white ...

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna has discovered an ancient Egyptian scroll hidden inside a vessel containing a mummified ibis. In the lengthy text, which are business notes, the scribe names ...

Ancient Egypt still hides a great amount of its secrets regarding its ancient artifacts and mummies. People to this day remark in awe at the civilizations method of building the pyramids, temples, the ...

Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

What it is: A woven linen garment Where it is from: Tarkhan Cemetery, Giza governorate, Egypt You may like Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the ...

Scientists at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History have peered beneath the wrappings of ancient Egyptian mummified human remains to uncover new details about their identities and how they ...