In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold human organs that were removed during the mummification ...

The true face of an ancient Egyptian mummy who died screaming in agony can be seen for the first time in 3,500 years, after scientists rebuilt her likeness.

Wails from the Crypt? Scientists have revealed the possible cause of death for a legendary mummy whose face is frozen in a permanent “scream.” ...

It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935 archaeological expedition at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor of a woman with her mouth wide open in what looks like an ...

Formally known as "CIT8", the Screaming Woman mummy was unearthed at Deir el-Bahari, a tomb complex in the Thebian necropolis, during the Metropolitan Museum of New York's 1935 expedition to Egypt.

Fascinated by the “screaming woman” who died 3,500 years ago, researchers used CT scans other techniques to understand what might have caused her striking expression.

Egypt's 3,500 Year Old 'Screaming Woman' Mummy May Have Actually Died Screaming The mummy was found entombed near the ancient city of Thebes.

“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds Scientists performed a "virtual autopsy" but could not determine exact cause of death.

The 5,000-year-old Ötzi the Iceman mummy had 61 tattoos preserved on his body, and nobody knows the method by which they got there. A new research study experimented with differing tattoo tools ...

The medieval mummy-eating fad can’t be explained by Egyptomania alone. An unfortunate linguistic misinterpretation led many people to think a mummified hunk of human flesh could cure a range of ...