Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient ...

The mummies inside reveal families buried together, with many having died young. The tombs were created using multiple levels, and experts expect to find more graves. There are a few questions ...

Image (from CT scan) by Salima Ikram and others, South African Mummy Project Team Peering inside the linen wrappings of an ancient Egyptian bird mummy, a CT scan has revealed a true rara avis—a ...

But mummies dating as far back as 100 AD have been found wrapped in fur and leather blankets inside caves and rock holes. Many of these mummies were found wearing a new pair of sandals ...

The Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo houses a macabre collection of 1,100 mummies dating back hundreds of years. The mummies are dressed in robes and pinned to the walls, sitting on benches or lying ...

Mummies can be dried in the sun ... The heart, believed to be the source of thought, was left inside the body. After the organs were removed, the body was rinsed with wine, which helped to ...

"We found the bones of three people, in what looks like a family burial... Unfortunately the mummies inside were not in the best condition and only the bones remain," said Mostafa Waziri ...

Movie mummies are known for two things ... When Howard Carter opened a small hole to peer inside the tomb at treasures hidden for 3,000 years, he also unleashed a global passion for ancient ...