Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient ...

The oldest confirmed case of the plague outside of Eurasia has been detected in the ancient Egyptian mummy. The mummy revealed that the deadly bubonic plague circulated in North Africa thousands ...

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a Well-Preserved Mummy Wearing Gold and Blue Sky God Mask Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed ...

Usually transmitted by fleas hitching a ride on rodents, the bubonic plague attacks the lymphatic system, and initially results in flu-like symptoms a few days after infection. From there, things ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ tomb and brick tombs, other burials and an ancient mummy in a Greco-Roman catacomb. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

One of the oldest known cases of the 'Black Death' plague has been uncovered in the ancient DNA of a 3,290-year-old Egyptian mummy. The cvirus Yersinia pestis, or the bubonic plague, is known ...

Scientists discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the ... evidence for the presence of plague in ancient Egypt,” the researchers wrote in their abstract.

The discovery included 52 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, the structure of a large tomb where 300 mummies had been ...

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Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ tomb and brick tombs, other burials and an ancient mummy in a Greco-Roman catacomb. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...

The team reached their conclusion after examining a mummy housed in Italy’s Museo ... providing molecular evidence for the presence of plague in ancient Egypt,” the team wrote in their ...