SAQQARA, Egypt – Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities on Saturday revealed details on recently discovered animal mummies, saying they include two lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds and cats.

In 2019, during the excavation of a previously undisturbed tomb at Qubbat al-Hawā (Aswan, Egypt), an interesting discovery was made – the mummified remains of 10 crocodiles in varying states of ...

Aug. 20 (UPI) --X-ray images of three mummified animals -- a cat, a bird and a snake -- have offered researchers fresh insights into the relationship between ancient Egyptians and animals during the ...

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture vaccinated 293 free-roaming dogs and transferred 25 others for sterilization as it launched ...

A beloved British animal lover who ran a shelter for dozens of stray and abandoned dogs and other animals in Egypt has been found dead, partially eaten by her charges. Janet Johnstone, 61, was ...

An extensive collection of 75 wooden and bronze statues of cats of different shapes and sizes are displayed in Saqqara, south Giza, Egypt. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities ...

SAQQARA, EGYPT >> Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities today revealed details on recently discovered animal mummies, saying they include two lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds and cats. Items ...