More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.

Some of the mummies discovered recently in the Ptolemaic-era tombs were found with pieces of gold shaped into the form of a human tongue. Such golden tongues have previously been found at Oxyrhynchus ...

A team of Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 13 ancient mummies with golden tongues and fingernails in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus.

Zahi Hawass attends an event celebrating the life of ancient Egyptian Chief of Dentists Hesy-Re, a trailblazer in the history ...

Archaeologists struck gold by discovering 13 golden tongues, nails, and other priceless treasures in an Ancient Egyptian mass ...

More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians went one better by placing a golden tongue ... One of the wall paintings ...

Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead and protector of the gates to the underworld, was said to oversee every aspect ...

A baker’s dozen of mummies with golden tongues and fingernails have been discovered in 2,000-year-old tombs in middle Egypt.

A dazzling discovery has emerged from ancient Egypt: archaeologists have unearthed 13 mummies adorned with golden tongues and ...

MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold tongues and fingernails have been uncovered by archaeologists. Surrounded by ancient amulets, the colourful 2,000-year-old tombs were found ...

"The Egyptian people deposited the golden tongues on the tongue to restore vital functions to the dead and also so that the body remained intact in the afterlife. For the Egyptian ...

At the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, 13 ancient mummies with gold tongues and nails were discovered. The finds were […] ...