Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt Two mummified lion cubs, about 2,600 years old, were discovered in a tomb full of cat statues and mummies at ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed an ancient sarcophagus that contained a well-preserved mummy wrapped in linen and wearing an intricately painted gold and blue burial mask. The mummy was ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification ... high salt content of the region had helped to prevent decay. The mummies were wrapped in cloth, seaweed, leaves, grass matting and furs.

Ancient Egyptians who could afford it prepared ... Priests became salesmen, offering simply wrapped mummies as well as more elaborate ones for people who could spend more—or thought they should.

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

ELLIOT SMITH and Mr. Warren Dawson have written a very interesting and useful book on mummies, which appears ... of the history of the practice in Egypt which, being written by the chief authority ...

Two ancient Egyptian mummies have made an intrepid visit to Manchester for ... The body would have been washed and purified, the organs removed, then stuffed and dried before being wrapped in long ...

Sellers put well-wrapped mummies into coffins from different tombs to encourage people to buy them. The mismatch only comes to light when a mummy is studied scientifically. It is now illegal to take ...

The article explores the significance of Egyptian mummies, especially those of prominent figures like Tutankhamun, Ramesses II, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Seti I, in providing insights into ...

The "mummy's curse" first enjoyed worldwide acclaim after the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. When Howard Carter opened a small hole to peer ...

The Mummy reboot could offer a fresh portrayal of Egypt, reflecting the country’s mythology and history with more cultural ...