They are among the most popular exhibits in museums worldwide, with a name so resonant, blockbuster films have been built on it. But some museums in Britain are now using words other than "mummy" to ...

The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing ...

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 ...

Visitors to the Getty Villa in Los Angeles—the oceanside site of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s antiquities collection—have good reason to curse Theodosius as they gaze upon the sublime portrait of ...

Egyptian archaeologists and researchers have unveiled a treasure trove of artifacts recently, including what may be the oldest and most intact mummy ever found. A team of Egyptologists on Thursday ...