The mummy features many examples of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death. He was armed with no fewer than 49 amulets of 21 types to promote the resurrection of his body, wore sandals as ...

Photos show the inside of a young teen's mummy from 2,300 years ago. The child, nicknamed the "golden boy," was mummified with 49 protective amulets. The rare discovery sheds light on how ...

Research reveals that the mummy retained an abundance of precious amulets, placed within and underneath its wrappings both on and inside its body. The researchers report that the mummy provides one of ...

The body remains wrapped to this day, but a team of researchers just used CT scanning to peer through the linens to find 49 amulets on and inside the boy’s body. The mummy was in a Ptolemaic ...

When researchers scanned the mummy, they spotted 49 amulets with 21 different designs, including a golden tongue placed inside the mouth and a golden heart scarab located in the chest, which ...

A mummy of a child that has lain undisturbed for 2,300 years was festooned in 'magic' amulets all over his body, new scans have revealed. Scientists used CT scans to 'unwrap' the mummy and found 49 ...

Archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb in Al Bahnasa and uncovered mummies with golden tongues, amulets and wall paintings, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Image credit: courtesy World Heritage Exhibitions Golden amulets of the goddess Bastet. Image credits: courtesy World Heritage Exhibitions Archaeologists categorise animal mummies into four ... sphinx ...

The idea of bodies from an ancient civilisation, mysteriously preserved for thousands of years, discovered in glittering tombs, has always held an allure: from the Victorians holding mummy ...

Putting their mummy where their mouth is ... Archaeologists also found 29 golden amulets, some in the shape of scarabs, the beetles that are commonly depicted in Ancient Egyptian antiquities.