Archaeologists have discovered the first known example of a pregnant mummy. The ancient remains are said date to the first century B.C. and were discovered in Thebes back in 1826—but experts had long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polish researchers announced the discovery of the world’s first known case of an embalmed pregnant woman after initially believing ...

Egypt is known for its elaborate ancient relics and mummified tombs, but even thousands of years later, scientists still marvel over new findings. “Shocked” scientists found the well-preserved ancient ...

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Polish researchers examining an ancient Egyptian mummy that they expected to be a male priest were surprised when X-rays and computer tests revealed instead it was a mummy of a woman who had been ...

Forensic scientists reveal the face of the world's first pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy. The Warsaw Mummy Project is composed of a group of archaeologists from the University of Warsaw and was ...