An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that ...

The process of artificially preserving a dead body is called "embalming," and the methods used are as varied as the cultures themselves. Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians ...

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, part of the research team at the Egyptian museum in Cairo ... mummified organs of a noblewoman to identify embalming ingredients, their origins and what they revealed ...

A new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana reveals that ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents, providing new insights into ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies, preserved for millennia, continue to emit pleasant scents due to the aromatic resins and waxes used in their embalming, according to a new study published in the Journal ...