Back in ancient times, the world of medicine was filled with odd remedies and strange cures that claimed to tackle […] ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ancient Egyptians employed a host of exotic ingredients ... bitumen and olive oil. But a real surprise was the presence of substances sourced apparently from forests in Southeast Asia ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians are perhaps the best known mummy-makers—though initially, it was their climate, not their skill, that preserved the dead. Arid desert ...

100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death. Movie mummies are known for two things: fabulous riches and a nasty curse that ...

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 ...

Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people’s imaginations. Perhaps we’re awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition.

In a recent article, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities ... had been closed for hundreds of years and contained mummies or organic materials that release invisible ...

The intricate details of tattoos inked more than 1200 years ago have been made visible by scanning South American mummies with lasers. The mummies, belonging to a pre-Hispanic people known as the ...

The health status of people living in ancient times has remained under wraps—quite literally so in the case of Egyptian mummies. But thanks in part to developments in medical imaging ...