Mummy

Bread dead redemption: Scientists bake sourdough with yeast grown in 5,300-year-old mummy

Sarhan also told AFP the team would consider using the yeast to brew beer, but the published study focused on more serious uses for their discovery.

|BySHIR PERETS, REUTERS
The mummy of an iceman named Oetzi, discovered on 1991 in the Italian Schnal Valley glacier, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Bolzano on February 28, 2011 during an official presentation of the reconstrution.
Krisztina Scheffer (MNMKK Semmelweis Museum of Medical History) and Dr. Ibolyka Dudás (OKK) holding the mummified head of an Egyptian woman, May 4, 2026.

Mummy CT scan reveal ancient Egyptian might've suffered from osteoperosis

The discovery comes as part of an ongoing study using CT scans to order to analyze the remains of six different mummies, the oldest of which dates back approximately 2,300 year.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Examination of the mummy using the Canon Aquilion Prime ST Computed Tomography at the Stefan Cardinal Wyszy´ nski Provincial Specialist Hospital in Lublin, April 23, 2026.

CT scans reveal age, authenticity of child mummy housed in Polish museum for over a century - study

“We are still working on the mummy," said Professor Agata Kubala in a statement, as an "X-ray revealed the presence of an object on the chest, which may be a papyrus containing the boy’s name.”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Mummies discovered in a Roman-era tomb during archaeological excavations in the el-Bahnasa area in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, April 22, 2026.

Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations

Several other mummies, three golden tongues, and a tongue made of copper were also discovered during excavations.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Did a pharaoh's curse cause Suez Canal crisis, other Egyptian disasters?

Many had feared a supernatural cause for many of Egypt's woes, having tied it to plans by Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry moving of 22 royal mummies to a new permanent exhibit.

MARCH 30, 2021ByAARON REICH
A 2,300-year old mummy is displayed after it was found by the Sakkara pyramids south of Cairo, May 3, 2005

Egypt unveils 3000-year-old coffins in latest archaeological discovery

"All these discoveries will rewrite the history of Saqqara and the New Kingdom," said Hawass.

JANUARY 17, 2021ByREUTERS
A coffin, part of a recent discovery from the Saqqara necropolis, is seen south of Cairo

Rambam hospital journeys back in time scanning 2,500-year-old mummies

Director Yotam Yakir described the experience of attending the scanning as “unbelievable.”

JULY 1, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Mummies from the Haifa Museums undergo a CT scanning at the Rambam Health Care Campus on June 29, 2020

Conservators discover paintings in sarcophagus of 3,000-year-old mummy

The paintings depicted the goddess Amentet, also known as Imentet, a minor fertility goddess as well as goddess of the dead.

APRIL 5, 2020ByAARON REICH
A 2,500-year old coffin that may contain a mummy lies at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia March 27, 2018

Voice of mummified ancient Egyptian priest brought back to life

According to the academics, the priest's "expressed wish" was for his voice to carry on into the afterlife.

JANUARY 27, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
A 2,300-year old mummy is displayed after it was found by the Sakkara pyramids south of Cairo, May 3, 2005

Egypt unveils 2,500-year-old mummy at forgotten cemetery

One contained the well-preserved mummy of a powerful priest, wrapped in linen and decorated with a golden figure depicting Isis, an ancient Egyptian goddess.

APRIL 8, 2019ByREUTERS
Two mummies, of a woman and child, are on display at the newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Tutu, at al-Dayabat, Sohag, Egypt April 5, 2019

Archaeologists find 4,300-old Egyptian tomb near Cairo

Researchers believe the nobleman was called Khuwy.

APRIL 6, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Screenshot of video of ancient Egyptian tomb

Ancient mummies found in Pyramid of King Amenemhat II

Archaeologists have dated the mummies to the Late Period, and Waziri said three of them were considered to be in good condition.

NOVEMBER 29, 2018ByRACHEL BERNSTEIN
A police officer patrols the Giza Pyramids on his camel on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt December

Once overlooked, 2,500-year old coffin may offer clues into ancient Egypt

MARCH 27, 2018ByREUTERS
A 2,500-year old coffin that may contain a mummy lies at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia March 27, 2018

Egypt archaeologists unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor

The site includes a courtyard and niche where a statue of the goldsmith Amenemhat and his wife and one of his sons, as well as two burial shafts.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017ByREUTERS
Pyramid in Egypt