PROF. ELLIOT SMITH and Mr. Warren Dawson have written a very interesting and useful book on mummies, which appears in a most attractive guise (except for some of the illustrations). Its outward ...

The article explores the significance of Egyptian mummies, especially those of prominent figures like Tutankhamun, Ramesses II, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Seti I, in providing insights into ...

2,000 year old mummies have been unearthed as more than a dozen found with rare tongues made from golden amulets.

Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity ...

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

opening tombs dating from the Ptolemaic era (305 B.C. to 30 B.C.) in the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus that featured 13 mummies with gold amulets in place of tongues. The Egyptian Ministry of ...

One of the oldest known cases of the 'Black Death' plague has been uncovered in the ancient DNA of a 3,290-year-old Egyptian mummy. Technically known as the virus Yersinia pestis, the bubonic ...

A mummy was also found in one of the tombs, still with wrappings around its body that laid in the dirt. Notable discoveries inside the tombs included an Egyptian alabaster plate, a solid ...

A 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, one of Indian Museum’s major attractions, has been temporarily shifted from its usual display space in the first-floor Egyptian gallery. The Central Public Works ...