The idea that a good book stays with you has taken on a whole new meaning in Egypt. Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era ...

An archaeologist working on the dig told the New York Times that they found the remains of 26 people, along with a half-eaten ...

That shiny "alien egg" pulled from the seafloor in 2023? Turns out it's the leftovers of a very big anemone. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists say they have finally pinned ...

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has ...

Many centuries later, Roman-era embalmers in the Egyptian desert took those same verses and tucked them inside the gut of a ...

A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at ...

It might have been mummy’s favorite bedtime story. Archaeologists found part of Homer’s “The Iliad” stuffed inside a ...