Analyzing samples of mummies from different dynastic periods showed how the mixtures of substances used in mummification ...

The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have reportedly made an extraordinary discovery. In the sands of Luxor, a hidden chamber was recently ...

X-ray scans conducted on a 2,000-year-old mummy have revealed that the ancient Egyptian lived with an aching lower back, not unlike many modern humans. Radiologists subjected two mummies dated to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Join us as we explore mind-blowing Ancient Egyptian revelations, shocking Ancient secrets, mega-tombs, and more! What is your favorite Ancient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summer Decker, PHD, (left) 3D Imaging Lead for Keck Medicine of USC, and Diane Perlov, PHD, (right), Senior Vice President for ...

Thomas Pettigrew, a nineteenth-century surgeon and antiquarian, threw parties in London at which he unwrapped ancient Egyptian mummies for his guests’ titillation. Modern scanning technologies mean ...

Keck Medicine of USC scans two ancient Egyptian mummies using innovative computed tomography (CT) scanners. Summer Decker, PhD, (right), 3D imaging lead for Keck Medicine and director of the USC ...

High in the cloud forests of northern Peru, there’s a mountain lagoon surrounded by cliffs and dense jungle. Laguna de los ...

In the frigid landscape of Siberia, frozen tombs held ice mummies with newly analyzed tattoos. Roman Purtov via Unsplash Nearly a century ago in the frigid Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, ...

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- We've seen them in horror movies, and even adventure flicks featuring Indiana Jones, but the real thing has arrived in Philadelphia. An authentic human mummy is on loan to the ...