Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

The depiction of a beloved 'Simpsons' character has been discovered inside a 3,500-year-old mummy's sarcophagus in Egypt.

Tutankhamun, the boy king of Egypt, ruled briefly yet left behind a legacy that time could not erase - the golden mask, which ...

Over the past six months, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry and foreign ...

Thousands of children in the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, UN children’s ...

Microsoft 's president Brad Smith gave an unexpected news conference on Tuesday evening after pro - Palestine demonstrators ...

PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MUMMIES -- The Background of the Manchester Mummy Project / ROSALIE DAVID -- Egyptian Mummies: An Overview / ROSALIE DAVID -- PART 2: DIET, DISEASE ...

Archaeologists have discovered lavish and grisly burials the world over. Human burials are some of the most poignant and ...

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic ...

Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins and tiny roosters on the body of a 2300-year-old Siberian mummy.

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Scope and Contents CAIRO - The mummy of ...