Meanings of ancient mummies in English

Alone with the ancient mummies, staring facelessly, silently, at me through the deep, dark shadows.

The ancient mummies and all that?

Sleepovers in museums, perhaps, with sleeping bags lined up next to sarcophagi and ancient mummies (the other kind of ancient mummy?).

As mentioned above, Napoleon 's campaign inspired interest in ancient mummies, which led to organized expeditions to excavate and loot the ancient contents of tombs.