Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” ...
Researchers discovered an Iliad fragment in a mummy, marking the first literary papyrus used in embalming and offering new ...
(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) Here's something archaeologists don't see every day, or indeed ever: ...
The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to ...
Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austrian scientists have discovered a bizarre and previously unknown embalming method used on a centuries old mummy found in a ...
LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...