Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn't a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Ancient Egypt may have produced more than 70 million mummies, yet relatively few survive today. Kayleigh traces how a ...

A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s ...

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife. Papyri were plentiful in the ...

Ancient Egypt has captivated people for centuries, inspiring countless books, documentaries, and blockbuster movies. Yet many of the ideas we take for granted about pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, and ...

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has been found incorporated into the mummification process. Reading time 2 ...