There have been a handful of ancient Egyptian mummies discovered with their mouths wide open, as if mid-scream. This has puzzled archaeologists because Egyptian mummification typically involved ...

In 1935, a Metropolitan Museum of New York archeological expedition working near Luxor in Egypt came across a mysterious mummy. They were excavating the tomb of Senmut, the female Pharaoh Hatchepsut’s ...

New insights into a mummy frozen in time with mouth agape, which has both disturbed and fascinated archeologists for decades, have revealed that her animated expression was not due to a shoddy ...

The mummy was well preserved with an expensive embalming material. Her organs were still intact, showing an unusual mummification technique, a CT scan revealed. When you purchase through links on our ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. New analysis of a 3,500-year-old mummy known as the “Screaming ...

In 1935, archaeologists from the Metropolitan Museum of New York unearthed the tomb of an ancient Egyptian architect known as Senmut, who had served the 18th Dynasty Queen Hatschepsut over 3,000 years ...

In 1935, the Metropolitan Museum of New York led an archaeological expedition to Egypt. In Deir Elbahari near Luxor, the site of ancient Thebes, they excavated the tomb of Senmut, the architect and ...

For nearly a century, the “Screaming Woman” mummy found in Luxor, Egypt, haunted viewers with her open-mouth facial expression. Now, new evidence by researchers in Egypt suggest more harrowing details ...

In “Women in the Valley of the Kings,” Kathleen Sheppard introduces us to a group of 19th-century archaeologists who changed the field forever. By W. M. Akers W.M. Akers is the author of the “Westside ...