No archaeologist dares to open a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, fearing the loss of a one-of-a-kind burial method.

A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force ...

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

Learn more about the mysterious Bashiri Mummy and how it remained untouched for all these years.

A new study debunks the long-held mystery that an ancient Egyptian mummy, known as the "Mysterious Lady," was pregnant or had ...

For thousands of years, Abydos has been the city of the dead. It’s one of Egypt’s most sacred and ancient burial sites, ...

The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...

The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...

A recent international study led by archaeologist Kamila Braulińska from the University of Warsaw challenged previous claims ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 ...

“Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and a professor of heritage science at University College London.

This might sound harsh, but The Mummy is, without question, the weakest overall franchise when we’re talking about the ...