Ivan Reitman's basically forgotten ’90s superhero series pre-dated the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies, and drew comparisons to ...

Compared to fellow classic monsters like vampires and werewolves, mummies don’t have a huge pop-culture presence. The undead ...

Archaeologists found a rare Iliad papyrus inside a Roman-era mummy in Egypt, highlighting the spread of Greek culture.

Discovery of ancient remains challenges existing evolutionary theories.

The Mummy, on big screen and in oral history is a legend of revenge and retribution that is barely true, but still has a long ...

An extraordinary archaeological discovery has been made in Egypt's Minya Governorate, where a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues has been unearthed at the historic site of ...

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Researchers used a high-resolution CT scanner to study 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy remains, revealing new insights into mummification.

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

Do mummies belong in museums? The instinctive answer may be “yes,” but that answer might change when you consider what a mummy actually is. A mummy, simply put, is a body that’s unusually well ...