In a study with lab-grown cells, mumia vera aegyptiaca, a powder made from the remains of mummies, appeared to protect ...

The reality of mummification was much different than modern horror retellings.

"The removal of human remains from display at Glasgow Life museums reflects contemporary museum practice," a spokesperson ...

Egyptologist Salima Ikram explains how human and animal mummies reveal ancient Egyptians’ diets, beliefs, environment and ...

Glasgow museums removed ancient Egyptian mummies from display over consent concerns, citing a revised code of ethics on human remains dignity.

Tondo of the Two Brothers,” a prized 2nd-century painting from the famed Fayoum portraits. Specialists from Rome worked alongside conservators from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir — where the collection ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in desert catacombs in Minya province, an “unprecedented” find for the area south of Cairo, the antiquities ministry announced Saturday.

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They are more than 2,000 years old but remain in “good condition”: Egypt on Saturday unveiled over 40 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era at a burial site in the centre of the country.