X-ray scans have finally answered the mystery of how a famous Egyptian mummy was placed inside a coffin with no opening. Scientists were able to see into Lady Chenet-aa's sarcophagus for the first ...
This is the true face of the 'golden boy' – a mysterious teenage mummy interred in lavish style with a hoard of treasures to serve him in the afterlife. Found in Edfu, Upper Egypt, the mummy ...
The mummy has a portrait of the buried child placed over its face Scientists at a leading laboratory in the United States are using a cutting-edge form of X-ray to scan inside an Egyptian mummy ...
Egyptians have been witnessing a historic procession of their country's ancient rulers through the capital, Cairo. The lavish, multimillion-dollar spectacle saw 22 mummies - 18 kings and four ...
In the late 19th century as archaeologists uncovered mummies in Egypt’s deserts, they would unwrap them to see what they could learn. Now, the emphasis is on protecting mummified individuals to ...
A burial chamber containing the remains of an ancient Egyptian priestess has been unearthed. Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook A burial chamber containing the remains of an ancient ...
Chicago’s Field Museum is home to over a dozen ancient Egyptian mummies but one in particular has perplexed researchers for years. Now, the mystery of Lady Chenet-aa’s burial procedure appears ...
The health status of people living in ancient times has remained under wraps—quite literally so in the case of Egyptian mummies. But thanks in part to developments in medical imaging ...
Takabuti was the first Egyptian mummy to be brought to Ireland. She was brought to Belfast in 1834 by Mr Thomas Greg of Ballymenoch House, Holywood, Co. Down. Her hieroglyphs were deciphered by ...
Two ancient Egyptian mummies have made an intrepid visit to Manchester for a state-of-the-art radiographic investigation, conducted by researchers at The University of Manchester. The mummies are ...