An extraordinary archaeological discovery has been made in Egypt's Minya Governorate, where a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues has been unearthed at the historic site of ...
A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at the cemetery had gold tongues.
The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...
Several other mummies, three golden tongues, and a tongue made of copper were also discovered during excavations. A section of Homer’s Iliad, written on a papyrus fragment, was found inside a mummy ...
Archaeologists in Poland have made a remarkable discovery while examining a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. During the first-ever comprehensive scientific investigation of the ancient remains, ...
Ancient Egypt may have produced more than 70 million mummies over three thousand years, yet only a tiny fraction remain today. One reason was a mistranslation that linked Egyptian mummies to a prized ...
New York Post on MSN: Archaeologists find piece of famous book in 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy’s guts
Yahoo: Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover
Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover
Yahoo: Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations
The idea that a good book stays with you has taken on a whole new meaning in Egypt. Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era necropolis at Al Bahnasa, site of ancient Oxyrhynchus south of Cairo, say they ...