The amulets, made from gold and semi-precious stones, were meant to protect the boy, who was about 14 or 15 years old when he ...

X-rays have been used to digitally unwrap the mummy of a teenage boy dating back about 2300 years, revealing 49 precious ...

the team ultimately determined that this "golden boy" mummy was armed with 49 amulets, several in the shape of body parts such as the heart and the tongue. “Here we show that this mummy's body ...

Scientists CT scanned a Ptolemaic-era mummy and found gold organs inside its body. This 'Golden boy' mummy will be exhibited ...

Most of us know someone who is a bit of a mummy's boy. But scientists have discovered a 2,300-year-old teenager who takes the crown – after being buried with 49 precious amulets. Researchers ...