New Greek and Roman archaeological discoveries including a funerary building, portraits, mummies, and statues were made in ...

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Ancient Egypt may have produced more than 70 million mummies over three thousand years, yet only a tiny fraction remain today ...

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

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

Archaeologists in Egypt have reportedly made an extraordinary discovery. In the sands of Luxor, a hidden chamber was recently opened to reveal 22 coff.

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

Do mummies belong in museums? The instinctive answer may be “yes,” but that answer might change when you consider what a mummy actually is. A mummy, simply put, is a body that’s unusually well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by the University of Chicago shows a mummy of a duck-billed dinosaur resting on its ribcage. (Tyler Keillor, ...

Cocaine didn't make its way across the Atlantic until after the Spanish invaded. So how did cocaine end up being found on ...