Egyptian Mummy

Ancient mummification workshops and tombs have been discovered by archaeologists in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, located south of Cairo, according to the government. Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, revealed that these workshops, where people and sacred...

A recent study has discovered that a significant number of mummified children from ancient Egypt had a type of blood disorder called anemia. This finding suggests that these young individuals may have faced various health issues related to malnutrition...

The ancient Egyptians employed embalming procedures to preserve carcasses, and researchers have recently uncovered previously unknown data about these practices. Analyses of chemical residue found within vessels from the only known Egyptian embalming factory and from the burial chambers in...

Archaeologists in Egypt may have found the oldest mummified body ever discovered in the country. Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, who served as Egypt's previous minister of antiquities, told CNN on Friday that the 4,300-year-old mummy was a wealthy and prominent man...