No archaeologist dares to open a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, fearing the loss of a one-of-a-kind burial method.

"This mummy may be the oldest ... was part of a "group of Old Kingdom tombs," which included resting places belonging to Khnum-djed-ef, "a priest in the pyramid complex of Unas," and "Meri ...

This mummified boy, approximately one-year-old, was found in the same grave. He, too, is believed to have been a sacrificial victim who was buried alive. This mummy of a woman, who was ...