The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

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

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...

The banner year that started when Thutmose II's final resting place was identified in February near the Valley of the Kings ...

The researchers of the University of Southern Denmark found that genetic differences have little to do anything with ...

Rosalie tells Jim Al-Khalili about her journey from classics and ancient history to biomedicine, including some of her adventures in Egypt in the 1960s. She talks about some of her most significant ...

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

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

Discovered by Howard Carter in 1919, the Bashiri mummy remains unopened due to its rare, fragile embalming—leaving its ...

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

Mummified flesh, preserved for centuries, seemed an obvious candidate for treating decay, wounds and internal deterioration.