A mummy long believed to belong to a male priest was revealed through medical imaging to be a pregnant woman with a fetus still inside her womb. Discovered as part of the Warsaw Mummy Project, the ...

When meeting meet Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, you may not immediately suspect that he does field research with mummies: he dons neither a leather jacket nor a fedora, nor has a bullwhip ...

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home. The museum’s most anticipated ...

The $1 billion project faced repeated setbacks. CAIRO -- Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by European and Arab royals and presidents to mark the long-awaited full opening of the ...

Cairo — Egypt's government hosted dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries on Saturday as it held an official opening ceremony for the Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion project decades in the ...

The curved walls were likely designed to help the fortress withstand wind and sand erosion. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Researchers in Egypt have unearthed a massive military fortress ...

A newly translated papyrus from ancient Egypt dating back 3,500 years provides a rare insight into Egyptian embalming techniques. The ancient medical text details a procedure never identified before ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new secrets from the Old Kingdom. This facial reconstruction of an ancient ...

Egyptian mummification has been a source of fascination for historians, archaeologists and scientists alike for centuries. A recent study conducted by German and Egyptian researchers has finally ...

In the hushed halls of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the air isn’t just thick with history. A new study has for the first time systematically studied the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies. These ...

Basil is a summer salad staple and go-to for Italian recipes - but its benefits go far beyond just adding flavor to a dish. Once used for embalming rituals in ancient Egypt, the member of the mint ...