For nearly 1,700 years, only the young woman’s skull remained. Archaeologists knew that she had been buried in fine clothes, with a laurel wreath on her head, unusual cork sandals at her feet and a ...

A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum.

DNA analysis, and forensic sculpture helped experts recreate people who lived near the ancient Roman frontier city of ...

DNA analysis, 3D-printed skulls and forensic sculpture helped experts recreate people who lived near the ancient Roman ...

The mummified daughters of pharaohs who lived thousands of years ago have bone changes that suggest they fought with bows and ...

After The Met returned a Roman bust connected to Phoenix Ancient Art, the question of what will happen to other works sold by ...

Good news for horror fans: “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” will be available to stream on HBO Max on July 3. The supernatural horror was released on April 17 by New Line Cinema. Lee Cronin directed and wrote ...

Scientists at the world’s only mummy research institute are combing crypts and caverns for ancient remains—and using new tools to gather fresh insight about how our ancestors once lived. Unlike their ...

Chicago Thistlewood, Jevon. “10. Calculated Viewing Angles in the Presentation of Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits.” In Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt, Volume 2: Emerging Research from the APPEAR ...

Chicago Oppen de Ruiter, Branko F. van. “11. The Saint Louis Painter’s Artistic Circle.” In Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt, Volume 2: Emerging Research from the APPEAR Project, by Caroline R.

Archaeologists were stunned after recently discovering one of the greatest works of Western literature placed on top of a mummy in Egypt. The one-of-a-kind discovery was announced by the University of ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife. Papyri were plentiful in the ...