An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools ...

Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell ... which wasn’t the case,” said Matija Strlič, a chemistry ...

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

The extraordinary care with which that Bashiri mummy was wrapped suggests this person was also of great importance in ancient Egyptian society. But the identity of the corpse remains unknown ...

One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell ... which wasn't the case," said Matija Strlič, a chemistry professor ...

Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...