In a recent article, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities, addressed the enduring myth of the Curse ...

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

An over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague marks the first case of the disease outside the ...

AN EERIE Egyptian mummy who died a horror death has revealed to scientists an unbelievable Black Death secret. It is believed that the 3,290-year-old embalmed remains belonged to a male who ...

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Samples of 'The Black Death', which wiped out 50 million people in medieval times, were found in an Egyptian mummy ...

Thanks to recent analysis, however, researchers believe they have confirmed the first known plague case outside Eurasia: a 3,290-year-old, ancient Egyptian mummy. Y. pestis, also known as the ...

Researchers discovered that the rumor dated back a century and centered on the idea that the mummy takes revenge on whoever disturbs its tomb. The Curse of Ra uses the same concept, with the idea ...

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 ...

The Irish horror filmmaker will be the latest to tackle the classic story of undead creatures stalking from the tomb.