Researchers made the unexpected discovery while conducting an examination of the controversial remains.
Archaeologists have discovered an extensive series of tombs and burials in the ancient Egyptian city of Aswan.
Scientists have conducted a new analysis of the pint-sized mummies to determine what they are made of.
Jaime Maussan is back in the limelight once again, this time claiming that the mummies are 'definitely not human'.
Experts insisted that the mummies were the real deal, but stopped short of claiming that they were extraterrestrial.
Archaeologists have discovered a trio of mummies with what appear to be 'tongues' made of gold foil.
Archaeologists have unveiled the remarkable discovery of 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummies with gold tongues.
The haul of several dozen coffins - with mummies inside most of them - is thought to date back 2,600 years.
Two Egyptian sarcophagi dating back 3,000 years have been found to contain something rather unexpected.
A huge burial ground filled with mummies and shabti figurines has been discovered at a site south of Cairo.
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the relationship between two 4,000-year-old mummies.
Scientists have revealed the results of a recent study in to the DNA of 151 ancient Egyptian mummies.
The ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of death Anubis was worshipped by huge numbers of people.
Up to a third of ancient Egyptian animal mummies have turned out to be nothing more than dummies.
Archaeologists have been excavating a gigantic burial site containing up to one million mummies.
The discovery was made by Swiss archaeologists during an excavation in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
Cheese dating back more than 3,600 years has been found on mummies unearthed in the Taklamakan desert.
CT scans of ancient mummies have revealed that heart disease was widespread in the ancient world.
Excavations at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt have revealed an immense number of animal burials.
Two skeletons discovered on a remote Scottish island have been at the centre of a mystery for 10 years.