He is the son of a plantation owner and his Sydney North Shore heiress wife who dreamed of musical theatre stardom but is now ...

The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

The mummies tested in the study spanned almost the entire history of ancient Egypt, ranging from 2000 BCE to 295 CE. On the whole, the researchers found that mummies from the same historical period ...

Seven cheetah mummies recently discovered in an Arabian desert cave have renewed discussion about reintroduction of the animals.

Archaeologists discovers 13 wooden coffins in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara.

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has announced a breathtaking find at the Tuna el‑Gebel necropolis in Minya: 40 perfectly preserved mummies — including 10 children — discovered inside ancient rock‑cut ...

Is Brendan Fraser returning to The Mummy? The actor played the lead role of Rick O'Connell in the 1999 action-adventure film, ...

Cheetahs once roamed across most of Africa and parts of Asia, but now live in just 9% of their previous range and haven’t ...

If I made this discovery, I think I would be happy to end my career with the most important discovery of the most important ...

The quality of the preservation was such that his mortal remains emitted a pleasant fragrance 800 years after his entombment.

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ideas for bringing it back. One of seven mummified cheetahs found in caves ...

His name is Zahi Hawass, and Live Science Plus describes him as “perhaps the world’s most famous archaeologist.” Hawass says he “may be getting close” to discovering the location. He opened up about ...