(Natural News) A computerized tomography (CT) scan of a 2,300-year-old mummy, dubbed the “golden boy,” revealed that he was wearing 49 amulets at the time of mummification. The CT scan was performed by a team from the Kasr Al Ainy Hospital’s department of radiology and the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (MEA) in the Egyptian capital […]

(Natural News) The Year 2022 has yielded several amazing archeological discoveries. Here are some them: Portraits of two Egyptian mummies The portraits of two mummies were discovered by Egyptian archeologists at the Gerza excavation site in Fayoum, Egypt in early December. (Related: Unlocking the secrets of Ancient Egypt: Archaeologists uncover dozens of mummified animals in the Tomb of Tutu.) Known […]

(Natural News) The Ancient Egyptians may have discovered the secret to having long-lasting, perfectly styled hair. Russian scientists identified a special kind of hair wax used by the Ancient Egyptians to preserve the shiny curls of their noblewomen for over 3,000 years. In a recent study published in the Journal of Analytical Chemistry, a team from Moscow’s Kurchatov Institute described […]

(Natural News) They say that truth is stranger than fiction, and this is definitely true when it comes to the world of science. Here are 10 of the most bizarre science stories that we covered this past year: GMO mosquito experiment goes horribly wrong: Insects adapt and overcome, transforming into super ‘mutant’ mosquitoes that could […]

(Natural News) Researchers recently discovered the ruins of an ancient Egyptian military fortress. Estimated to be 2,600 years old, the “castle” acted as the gateway to the border between the modern-day nations of Egypt and Iran. Located in the North Sinai province of Egypt, the fortress arose during the rule of Psamtik I (664 B.C. […]

(Natural News) The mummified remains of cats, dogs, falcons, and mice haunted a recently discovered tomb in Egypt. Experts believed that the animals were not the coterie of favored animals that got buried with their late owners. Instead, the animals were sacrificed and preserved as consecrated offerings to the dead. Inscriptions found in the burial […]

(Natural News) Researchers finally dared to explore the grisly fates of the occupants of a tomb in Deir el Bahari, Egypt. They believed that the 60 mummies in the “Tomb of the Warriors” were soldiers who fell in battle during turbulent times in ancient Egypt. First discovered during the 1920s, the Tomb of the Warriors got sealed […]