An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

Depictions of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess found on tombs and coffins dating back almost 5,000 years may represent a key ...

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization ...

The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing mundane daily ...

The coffin depicts a wavy line across Nut’s star-covered body. This feature “recalls the Great Rift that cleaves the Milky Way in two,” according to the paper. Although the feature appears to be rare ...

Graur believes that this archway of stars is meant to represent the Milky Way. “I think that the undulating curve… could be a representation of the Great Rift—the dark band of dust that cuts ...