It's often said that ancient Egyptian royalty married within the family, with pharaohs marrying siblings and sometimes even children. But is there any truth to the claim? The answer is yes: People in ...

Care for some ribs? The royal mummies of ancient Egypt apparently did, as a new study finds that "meat mummies" left in Egyptian tombs as sustenance for the afterlife were treated with elaborate balms ...

A standing order received today from the Egyptian Royal family for Palestinian furs, robes, and other products is the first result of the Palestine Industrial Exhibition at Cairo. The Egyptian royalty ...

Embalming jars with the heads of people and animals found in Abu Sir, Egypt. (photo by Petr Kosarek, Czech Institute of Egyptology/Charles University, Prague; all images courtesy Egyptian Ministry of ...

April 2 (UPI) --A parade of ancient Egyptian mummies will travel through the streets of Cairo on Saturday, during a televised event featuring Egyptian celebrities escorting them to their new home.

If you're gearing up to watching the new Tom Cruise movie, whether or not the new female mummy Ahmanet was a real person might be on your mind. After all, the Egyptian princess has a pretty detailed ...

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