"A dead Egyptian body, or a live British matriarch," read the clue that Alex Trebek gave Jeopardy! contestants on a February 2015 episode. "What is a mummy?" one of the contestants replied. Though ...

Egyptians may not have used mummification to preserve the body at all, some scientists say. They could've wanted to turn royal remains into godly statues — preservation was a perk, they said.

DAMIETTA, Egypt (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - An ongoing excavation in Egypt has uncovered dozens of tombs filled with bodies and relics that date back over 2,500 years. The necropolis (an ancient, elaborate ...

A mysterious ancient Egyptian "mug" was once used to drink a mind-bending cocktail of alcohol, bodily fluids and psychedelic substances, a study has revealed—the first time use of psychoactives in ...