Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the inclination—to smell the aromas wafting off the gilded sarcophagi and elaborately ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home. What sounds like the plot ...

EGYPT -- Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for the first time ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has announced a breathtaking find at the Tuna el‑Gebel necropolis in Minya: 40 perfectly preserved mummies — including 10 children — discovered inside ancient rock‑cut ...

In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous examples of mummification, the practice wasn’t just for pharaohs. It expanded ...

A scan revealed that an Egyptian crocodile mummy preserves a fish caught on a bronze hook after more than 2,000 years.