Peering into an underground cavern in central Egypt, archaeologists came face-to-face with dozens of dusty ancient mummies and knew they’d uncovered something significant. Photos show some of ...

A mummy was also found in one of the tombs, still with wrappings around its body that laid in the dirt. Notable discoveries inside the tombs included an Egyptian alabaster plate, a solid ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ tomb and brick tombs, other burials and an ancient mummy in a Greco ... of Tourism and Antiquities Photos shared by Egyptian officials ...

Archaeologists in Egypt just unearthed 30 ancient wooden coffins and opened them to reveal perfectly preserved mummies inside. A dig team stumbled upon the sarcophagi in the Asasif necropolis of ...

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 ...

A 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, one of Indian Museum’s major attractions, has been temporarily shifted from its usual display space in the first-floor Egyptian gallery. The Central Public Works ...

Archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb in Al Bahnasa and uncovered mummies with golden tongues, amulets and wall paintings, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...