An Egyptian mummy was found buried with a papyrus fragment of a passage from Homer’s Iliad—the first time literature was seen ...

Researchers discovered an Iliad fragment in a mummy, marking the first literary papyrus used in embalming and offering new ...

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” ...

They're older than King Tut, Ötzi the Iceman, and even the ones found in the Atacama Desert. Across southeastern Asia, researchers have identified dozens of mummies that are between 4,000 and 11,00 ...

It might have been mummy’s favorite bedtime story. Archaeologists found part of Homer’s “The Iliad” stuffed inside a ...

Archaeologists in Poland are finally solving an over 2,000-year-old mummy mystery. After modern warfare erased vital information about the ancient Egyptian child, researchers were unsure about the boy ...

High-tech imaging uncovered new insights into ancient mummies’ health and mummification methods. Egyptian mummy remains are ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed the bacterium that causes strep throat was present in the ...