Nearly 4,000 years after her death, the ancient tomb of an Egyptian priestess named Idi has been found in Asyut, Egypt.

In the late 19th century as archaeologists uncovered mummies in Egypt’s deserts, they would unwrap them to see what they could learn. Now, the emphasis is on protecting mummified individuals to ...

An Egyptian mummy's wish was fulfilled after he was enabled to speak 3,000 years after his death when scientists recreated ...

How did traces of cocaine, a plant native to South America, end up in Egyptian mummies from 3,000 years ago? 🕵️‍♂️ This ...

For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings ...

Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else.

A mummified ice age cub discovered in Siberia is exceptionally preserved, providing the first view of what saber-toothed cats ...

He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed ...

Tourists visit the Step Pyramid complex in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2024. The Step Pyramid, ...

Chicago’s Field Museum is home to over a dozen ancient Egyptian mummies but one in particular has perplexed researchers for years. Now, the mystery of Lady Chenet-aa’s burial procedure appears ...

A team of Polish scientists say they have discovered the only known example of an embalmed pregnant Egyptian mummy. The discovery was made by researchers at the Warsaw Mummy Project and revealed ...