Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a rare burial chamber where several mummies were interred with thin gold foils in place of their tongues, a startling detail that fuses ritual, status, and ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have opened a massive black granite sarcophagus discovered in Alexandria, ending weeks of speculation about what might lie inside. Instead of a legendary ruler or a mysterious ...

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a cache of colorful coffins containing mummies, along with a collection of rare papyri dating back to the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, d ...

X-ray scans conducted on a 2,000-year-old mummy have revealed that the ancient Egyptian lived with an aching lower back, not unlike many modern humans. Radiologists subjected two mummies dated to ...

Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the study assessed 35 balm and bandage samples from 19 mummies dating ...

Archaeologists have made a stunning discovery in Egypt's Nile Valley: They've unearthed at least 17 mostly intact mummies in a burial ground in the province of Minya, about 140 miles south of Cairo, ...

USC radiologists unraveled some of ancient history’s mysteries recently when they conducted full-body CT scans of two Egyptian mummies whose bodies have been preserved for more than 2,200 years. Keck ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare ...