Here are 5 most important mummies of the Egyptian Civilisation Tutankhamun The most famous mummy in the world, Tutankhamun, or King Tut, reigned as pharaoh during the 18th dynasty (around 1332 ...

While mummification was a common practice, the mummies of prominent figures, such as pharaohs and high-ranking officials, were often more carefully prepared and lavishly buried. The most famous ...

King Francis I of France carried ground up mummy with him at all times in case of emergency. That's because mummy was widely used medicinally for thousands of years. Kathryn Hunt is a ...

A new book published today explains how the famous mummy Takabuti was likely to have been murdered over 2,600 years ago. Editors Professor Rosalie David from The University of Manchester and Professor ...

A lifelike sculpture revealing the potential living face of Peru's most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual over 500 years ago on the Andean peaks, has been unveiled. (Let's hope ...