A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s ...

Sarhan also told AFP the team would consider using the yeast to brew beer, but the published study focused on more serious uses for their discovery.

A 2,000-year-old female mummy from Siberia’s Pazyryk culture has yielded the clearest picture yet of ancient tattooing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity ...

Scientists have discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague — marking the first case of the disease outside of the Eurasian continent. The breakthrough ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Researchers have unearthed a pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected ...

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For more than a century, a mysterious mummy was believed to be the preserved body of a legendary Wild West gunslinger. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gayle Anderson previews the new California Science Center exhibition Mummies of the World. Explore more than 30-naturally and ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. For many people, the term “mummy” usually brings to mind ...