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Excavators in Egypt’s Al-Bahnasa just opened Roman-period tombs lined with gold-foiled mummies — several fitted with golden tongues to speak before the gods

A thin sheet of gold, pressed into the shape of a human tongue, sat inside the mouth of a mummy that had not been disturbed ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Archaeologists in Egypt just opened Roman-era tombs packed with gold-wrapped mummies — each fitted with a golden tongue to speak in the afterlife

Thin plates of gold, each cut into the shape of a human tongue, were still resting inside the mouths of mummified remains ...
National Geographic news

The mummy, the Iliad, and a mysterious death ritual

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife. Papyri were plentiful in the ...
The New York Times

Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’

For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife. By Franz Lidz Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered a remarkable ...
Forbes

Lee Cronin’s ‘The Mummy’ Streaming Date Nears As Box Office Tops $80 Million

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" key art. The gory horror thriller Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is ...
Men's Journal

Bizarre Roman‑Era Tomb With Odd Tokens, Mummies Discovered in Egypt

A Roman‑era tomb in Egypt’s Minya Governorate has yielded bizarrely ordained mummies, rare papyri, and artifacts that illuminate Greco‑Roman burial practices. Archaeologists found Roman-era mummies ...
CNN

Egyptian mummy unearthed with literary text on abdomen in first ever find

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery. While other ...
Gizmodo

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Originally Had a Much Bleaker Ending

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy wasn’t our favorite mummy movie, but it did have some recommendable qualities, including its high levels of gruesome gore. We also approved of the ending, which offered a ...
Los Angeles Magazine

California Science Center Celebrates Mummies and Spacecraft

In a nod to the current Mummies of the World: The Exhibition, bandage-wrapped zombie attendants guided guests to the new space. Later in the evening, they took the stage to perform a dance from ...
Digital Spy

The Mummy 4 with returning stars lands much earlier release date

Fans of The Mummy are in luck after it was announced that the fourth movie in the franchise has had its release date moved forward by seven months. Announced last year, the surprise sequel sees ...