Egyptian mummies ... of ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut Hatshepsut, one of the few female pharaohs, that ruled during the 18th dynasty (1478-1458 BCE). She was quite ambitious for her building projects ...

As head of the Swiss Mummy Project at the University of Zurich, Rühli has been fascinated by the medical insights offered by studying preserved ancient remains from Egypt and elsewhere.

Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...

Joann also looks at the significance of the amulets and jewellery that were placed on the mummies before they were buried. This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the ...

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

Archaeologists in Egypt just unearthed 30 ancient wooden coffins and opened them to reveal perfectly preserved mummies inside. A dig team stumbled upon the sarcophagi in the Asasif necropolis of ...

MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold tongues and fingernails have been uncovered by archaeologists. Surrounded by ancient amulets, the colourful 2,000-year-old tombs were found ...

The trove includes not just the 13 gold tongues, but a mummy with ... You can find more images of the finds on the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' Facebook page.