The colorful mummy masks, which would have been worn by the dead, probably date to the Roman period (29 B.C. to A.D. 641), according to Nozomu Kawai, the director of the Institute for the Study of ...

Ancient writers, modern scientists, and the mummies themselves all help us better understand the Egyptian mummification process and the culture in which it existed. Much of what we know about the ...

This mask was excavated at Hawara in Egypt in 1888 by the famous archaeologist Flinders Petrie. It shows that even 2000 years ago people were fascinated by Ancient Egypt and wanted to be part of it.

Some museums in Britain are now using words other than "mummy" to describe their displays of ancient Egyptian human remains. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the seat of the person's essence, so it was always left inside a mummy. But the process of mummification was complicated and costly, so it was typically ...

Ancient Egypt UK museums shy away from using ‘mummy’ to describe ancient Egyptian remains: it’s ‘dehumanizing’ Meanwhile, archaeologists in Saqqara, Egypt say they may have uncovered the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of mummies—some of which were found with gold tongues and nails—among other remarkable artifacts.

Thanks to recent analysis, however, researchers believe they have confirmed the first known plague case outside Eurasia: a 3,290-year-old, ancient Egyptian mummy.

But some museums in Britain are now using words other than "mummy" to describe their displays of ancient Egyptian human remains.. Instead, they are starting to adopt terms such as "mummified ...