A joint Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission working at Al-Bahnasa in Minya Governorate recovered mummies fitted with ...

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is in theaters now, and by all accounts, it’s a really gruesome, terrifying horror movie that updates the mummy genre for a new age (and has nothing to do with the Brendan ...

It is thought this was to allow the deceased to speak with the god Osiris. Some of the mummies were also originally coated with gold flakes. Ancient Egyptian mummies have been discovered with golden ...

NEW YORK — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way. These dinosaur remains are different from the wrapped mummies of Egypt or ...

The term “mummy” is often used to describe dinosaur fossils with fossilized skin. It is commonly suggested that such fossils only form under exceptional circumstances and that a carcass must be ...

Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...

Why did people think cannibalism was good for their health? The answer offers a glimpse into the zaniest crannies of European history, at a time when Europeans were obsessed with Egyptian mummies.

Ancient Egyptians may have viewed the fake organ as a golden ticket to entering the underworld as it helped the deceased speak before the court of the god Osiris. Gold pieces found by archaeologists ...

Anthony Mennella investigates the shocking discovery that mummies are real after accidentally proving it himself.

The mystery of Peru's "conehead" mummies has baffled scientists for decades, and new DNA tests on the mummies' teeth have ...