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The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.

Production designer Craig Lathrop had plenty of time to consider ideas inspired by a gothic era. But that doesn't mean the forces of time — and nature — helped him along.

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists don't agree.

Was this the key to speaking in the afterlife?

Venom expert, chief palace physician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants were also likely on his resume.

Archaeologists discovered a burial vault at the Church of Saint Philibert in Dijon, France, after following a lost staircase. Inside the coffins were remains, rare coins and rosaries.

Here's what was inside.

Robert Eggers 'Nosferatu' sank its teeth into the Christmas box with James Mangold's A Complete Unknown', ushering in a heady holiday box office.

The tale includes local rivalries, violence, cursed sailors, and a whole lot of holy oil.

Sure, why not

In southwestern Turkey, imposing Lycian tombs are scattered everywhere, hinting at an ancient civilization that revered its dead. Tracking them down can be as fascinating as the search for the truth behind them.

It may seem unlikely in the middle of the desert, but water power could have helped the Egyptians build the pyramids, a new study suggests.

Well-researched stories from Scientific American, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Archaeologists in southern France have excavated an ancient Roman cemetery containing 1,430 graves and traces of a funerary festival, during which families feasted by the graves of relatives.

Paul Durica, director of exhibitions at the Chicago History Museum, continues his daily reading of the Chicago Tribune from 1924. Here are five of his finds from last month.

Before the ancient Egyptians purposefully mummified their dead, the desert did it for them naturally.

How Howard Carter's amazing discovery of King Tut's tomb led to tales of a curse and ignited interest in the mummy's ancient mystery.

The two new finds bring the total number of golden tongues found in ancient Egyptian mummies at Oxyrhynchus to 16.

In the past, tours of the ancient burial site were generally only granted to approved academics, students and other specialists.

Archaeologists working in the ruins of Palenque, an ancient city in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, have found a centuries-old, intricately carved...