Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery.

Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride The ...

We typically associate mummies with ancient Egypt - or sometimes cheesy old horror movies. Now a newly described mummy from an unexpected place - Austria - details in the journal Frontiers in Medicine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austrian scientists have discovered a bizarre and previously unknown embalming method used on a centuries old mummy found in a ...

The 300-year-old mummified body of a vicar has been "exceptionally well preserved" - thanks to a never-before-seen embalming method. The mummy - known locally as "The Air-Dried Priest" - was embalmed ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Archaeologists have found a papyrus copy of Homer’s Iliad in the gut of an ancient Egyptian mummy, the first time ever that a Greek literary text has been found incorporated into the preservation ...