Movie mummies are known for two things ... almost 20 years after the tomb's opening. But while the pharaoh's curse may lack bite, it hasn't lost the ability to fascinate audiences—which may ...

There are some secrets of the pharaohs, however, that can be revealed only by studying their mummies. By carrying out CT scans of King Tutankhamun's mummy, we were able in 2005 to show that he did ...

The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...

Back in ancient times, the world of medicine was filled with odd remedies and strange cures that claimed to tackle […] ...

Priests and embalmers during the 18th Dynasty (c. 1550-1319 B.C.) generally spent 70 days preparing a pharaoh for burial—from the first cleansing of the corpse through the final rites before the ...

Mummies can be dried in the sun ... Initially, mummification was so expensive that it was a privilege enjoyed only by the Pharaoh and a few favourites. Everybody else was given a simple grave ...

While mummification was a common practice, the mummies of prominent figures, such as pharaohs and high-ranking officials, were often more carefully prepared and lavishly buried. The most famous ...

In the past, royal graves were placed inside large pyramids. However, a shift occurred for an important reason—to safeguard ...

The University of Manchester is hosting a day school to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, which will include the question, was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?

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Imhotep, the villain in "The Mummy," was a genius and would never ... as tombs Movies often depict pyramids as giant tombs for pharaohs. But that's wrong, said Browder. "The pyramids were not ...