Inside, archaeologists found several mummies as well as tools used in funerals ... Aswan is along the Nile River in southern Egypt and a roughly 500-mile drive southeast from Cairo.

The mummies were found in the Quewaisna necropolis, about 40 miles south of Cairo in Egypt, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Facebook post on November 24. It is the latest in a ...

A deposit of hundreds of embalming tools uncovered in Abusir, Egypt — probably the largest ever found — offers clues ... an Egyptologist from the Warsaw Mummy Project who was not involved ...

Photo:Shutterstock. Mummies buried more than 2,500 years ago with their brains removed have been found. Archaeologists in Egypt have announced the discovery of 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden ...

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 ...

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 ...

The health status of people living in ancient times has remained under wraps—quite literally so in the case of Egyptian mummies ... dated to circa AD 150 and found in El-Hibe.

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 ...

Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately preserved by use of a variety of complex ... SAS Bulletin 3. Dental health in ancient Egypt James E. Harris, Paul V. Ponitz and Brian ...