Explore the life of the 'boy king,' the mystery of his death, his iconic gold mask, and the stunning discovery of his tomb.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chicago’s Field Museum is home to over a dozen ancient Egyptian ...

The mummy was not scientifically studied for over a century. In 2021, experts with the Warsaw Mummy Project concluded that, contrary to their assumption that the mummy was a male priest based on the ...

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 ...

For nearly a century, the “Screaming Woman” mummy found in Luxor, Egypt, haunted viewers with her open-mouth facial expression. Now, new evidence by researchers in Egypt suggest more harrowing details ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an ...

A clay layer one-hundredth of an inch thick preserves the fleshy details of dinosaurs buried suddenly in east-central Wyoming ...