The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...

He is known to be history's one of most powerful rulers. His mummy was unearthed in 1881 as a well-preserved body that provided details about his physical appearance and health. Ramesses II's ...

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 ...

We will get to the very beginning of human history, but I'm not going to start there because I want to begin with the mummies -which is where I began when I first came through these doors into the ...

One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

After illuminating the mummies with laser-stimulated fluorescence, or L.S.F., an imaging tool that until now had never been applied to tattoos, scientists discovered lines 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters ...

An incredibly talented Pokemon fan artist designs a new Ghost-type evolution for Eevee, which comes with a unique shiny ...

Fifth graders from the Waldorf School in Saratoga Springs got to bring learning to life during a trip to a local museum.The ...

Mummies have been cast by popular culture and ... David Abulafia, professor emeritus of Mediterranean history at Cambridge University, called the decision "strange." Ancient Origins joked that ...

When you think of a mummy, you might think of a slow-moving dude wrapped in bandages. That isn’t always the case, though. Just look at The Mummy. Specifically, the 1999 film, which is a favorite ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.