Priceless artefacts looted from the museum after it was all but destroyed could still be found in Liverpool homes ...

Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...

A rare bodily phenomenon may explain how the mummification process preserved her expression of agony for eternity.

Learn how a false door, ritual offerings, and later burials trace centuries of changing funerary practices at Saqqara.

When archaeologists opened the tomb of Queen Arnegunde in Paris, they found something almost impossible: a piece of soft tissue that had survived for nearly 1,400 years. While the Frankish queen’s ...

Despite the wealth of artworks from ancient Egypt in collections worldwide, the number of analytical studies on the organic ...

An intriguing discovery in Egypt revealed an ancient mummy with a papyrus fragment of Homer's Iliad resting on its abdomen.

A 1962 case, for example, revealed the presence of poisonous fungi spores in mummified remains that would cause respiratory ...

Workers say permits were cancelled without explanation while they were on leave in Egypt, though no official policy change has been announced Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi receives UAE ...

Fragments of a 4,500 year-old dress were stored in a museum’s basement for decades until one researcher pieced it back together, looking for answers about the mysterious relic. Millicent Jick's ...

🤖🛩️ Endless toiling, heaps of bank statements and employment records, and as much proof as you can gather to make them believe you’re not going to make a run for it the second you land. That is ...