A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at ...

The discovery is a major first for ancient Egyptian scientists.

Deep beneath the sands of Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis, a discovery has started drawing attention again to how much is still ...

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has ...

In a discovery that’s capturing global attention, researchers studying a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy have uncovered a ...

Archaeologists in Egypt uncover a mummy containing a rare Iliad papyrus, revealing the deep cultural links between ancient ...

The mummy was found at Oxyrhynchus, a town on the banks of a Nile River branch called Bahr Yussef. By 400 CE, the vital urban ...

The historical text found inside the mummy was The Iliad, one of the most important works in Western literature.

A Roman-era burial site in Egypt has produced a surprising archaeological find. A fragment of Homer’s Iliad was discovered ...