The intricate pyramid-like pattern woven across the mummy's face isn't just beautiful—it's the only known example of this embalming technique.

The bodice covering the mummy's body contains scenes of the deceased lying on a bed surrounded by the deities Isis and Nephthys. Also present at his side are the four sons of the god Horus, child ...

The 4,300-year-old mummy was found covered in layers of gold near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. ... It was decorated with scenes of daily life.

Movie mummies are known ... The thread was even picked up by Little Women author Louisa May Alcott in her nearly unknown volume Lost in a Pyramid; or, The Mummy's Curse. "My research has not only ...

CAIRO -- Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground. The tombs date back to the Fifth and ...

Archaeologists believe a mummy wrapped in layers of gold is the oldest found yet. The remains date back 4,300 years and were found in a limestone sarcophagus etched with the name 'Hekashepes.' ...

An Egyptian genome has finally been unraveled, thanks to a sample from an at least 4,500 year-old mummy dating back to the ...