Scientists have never found evidence for anything supernatural. But a new study suggests the myth has acquired a very modern twist. Today, you don’t need to enter an ancient tomb to encounter a mummy.

Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona have identified a papyrus fragment from Homer’s Iliad placed directly on the abdomen of a Roman-period mummy buried at Oxyrhynchus, the ancient Egyptian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 5,300 years after his death in the Alps, a famous frozen mummy is still helping scientists make new discoveries − and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) Here's something archaeologists don't see every day, or indeed ever: An ...