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.

Archaeologists in Egypt found a rare fragment of Homer's "Iliad" atop a Roman-era mummy, the first literary text ever found ...

For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.

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Archaeologists discovers 13 wooden coffins in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara.

Archaeologists have found something unexpected inside a 1,600-year-old Roman-era Egyptian mummy: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad. It wasn’t placed beside the body, but inside the mummy’s abdomen. But the ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...

According to preliminary studies, four of the coffins date to the 18th Dynasty, including one bearing the name of Merit, ...