Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife. Papyri were plentiful in the ...

Peru's first great empire left no written records. Now, archaeologists are piecing together who the Wari were with the help of ancient dog mummies.

The production crew of National Geographic's "The Mummy Roadshow" did not have to traverse the terrain of Peru to investigate a mummy -- they only had to go as far as the Arts Quad. An episode ...