Egypt tours often relate to the pyramids of Giza and exploring the Tutankhamun treasure, but mostly kids are not interested.

A myth-busting menagerie of mummies aimed at transforming our view of Ancient Egypt goes on display at Manchester Museum this week. Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed brings together items ...

An ancient Egyptian mystery involving baboons that were mummified thousands of years ago may have been solved, according to a new study. The research has outlined evidence that two legendary trading ...

A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt containing "Book of the Dead" papyrus and mummies has been uncovered. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the cemetery ...

To date, tens of millions of animal mummies have been unearthed in Egypt. But while there are millions of mummified cats, dogs, ibises and birds of prey, primate mummies are rare — and little ...

Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, according to a new study. Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, ...

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Ancient Egypt—a civilization that was one of the most powerful the world has ever seen and which lasted for nearly 3,000 years—was among the first to mummify its dead, providing us a window into its ...

The cemetery dates back to The New Kingdom and is located at Tuna al-Gebel in central Egypt Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern ...

Included among these animals were baboons, notably species not native to ancient Egypt, and not much is known about how these animals were acquired and kept. In this study, the researchers examined a ...