learn how researchers discovered dozens of cat mummies in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Then, read about the giant Egyptian pharaoh statue uncovered beneath a Cairo slum.

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

These ancient crocodile mummies are so well-preserved ... the team decided to call it Bastetodon, after the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, who symbolizes protection, pleasure ...

They were feline—ancient cats that had been mummified ... a distance of 5,000-plus years, the ancient Egyptians become people." Today the animal mummies are one of the most popular exhibits ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is home to cat mummies as part of our anthropology collections ... objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social ...

"This mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date," an archeologist said of the remains of a man named Heka-shepes Tracey Harrington McCoy is a celebrity news writer at ...

Despite the clear and present danger of being cancelled, I have to fess up that I‘d never heard of the all-party ...