Uncovering mummies is a sure way to prompt Ancient Egyptian curses that might be true, which explains why the Bashiri mummy has remained undisturbed for more than two millennia. This mysterious ...

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While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous examples of mummification, the practice wasn’t just for pharaohs. It expanded over time until everyone from the poor up were being preserved for ...

Research has unveiled the genetic composition of an ancient Egyptian who lived around 4,500 years ago, revealing he had both North African and Iraqi ancestry in his DNA. The ongoing National Egyptian ...