Cairo — Egyptian archaeologists who have spent years meticulously excavating a site amid the ancient ruins of Saqqara, near Cairo, announced a number of major discoveries on Thursday dating to the ...

This is the only known mud-wrapped ancient Egyptian mummy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The discovery of a rare "mud mummy" ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies were an important aspect of archaeology and defined the field in many ways. The excitement of a dinosaur fossil was parallel to the intriguing revelation of a wrapped mummy.