Egyptologists are hopeful that ongoing investigations using non-invasive techniques may finally uncover the identity of the ...

The "mummy's curse" first enjoyed worldwide acclaim ... "They tend to threaten desecrators with divine retribution by the council of the gods," Ikram said. "Or a death by crocodiles, or lions ...

Dead for 500 years, this Inca sacrificial mummy found on Chile's El Plomo Peak ... These rugged summits represented a means of approaching the Sun God, Inti, the center of their religion, and ...

The mummy was in a well-preserved state as it was held together by linen wrappings. The mask was adorned with an anthropomorphic face and a depiction of the pharaonic sky god Khebr. “The ...

From the chronicles and from each new discovery of a mummy, the pieces of this great ... worship of mountains as gods, and elaborate burial procedures. Sacrifices were often made during or after ...

Insider interviewed Egyptologist Anthony Browder to assess facts about ancient Egypt in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), "The Mummy" (1999), "Moon Knight" (2022), "Gods of Egypt" (2016), "The Ten ...

Osiris was the god of the underworld and the afterlife. He has a pharaoh’s beard and his legs are wrapped in mummy bandages. Sekhmet was a warrior goddess and a goddess of healing. People ...