From the ruins of an embalming workshop, scientists have discovered the substances and concoctions ancient Egyptians used to mummify the dead. CNN values your feedback 1.

Egyptian embalming drove trade. That these substances are found in Egypt at this time in history suggests an already-established international trading network stretching from Indonesia to India ...

Known as "Fred," this mummy proves that Egyptians had been using embalming practices for 1,500 years longer than scientists believed.

Chemical analyses have revealed the specific components ancient Egyptians used to embalm the dead, including exotic ingredients that were acquired through trading. When you purchase through links ...

Egyptians have embalmed their dead since at least 4,500 BC, said Jana Jones, an Egyptologist at Macquarie University. Earlier research led by Dr Jones found traces of plant oils, ...

Ancient Egyptians' embalming recipe revealed: Concoction made from tree resin, juniper and beeswax was used during the mummification process, study finds.

Labelled pots found in a 2,500-year-old embalming workshop have revealed the plant and animal extracts used to prepare ancient Egyptian mummies — including ingredients originating hundreds and ...

The ancient Egyptians were prolific record keepers. For thousands of years, they jotted down everything from legal documents to literature on papyrus rolls and tablets of wood and stone. But there ...

Egyptian embalming is thought to have started in the Predynastic Period or even earlier, when people noticed that the arid heat of the sand tended to dry and preserve bodies buried in the desert.

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

From the ruins of an embalming workshop, scientists have discovered the substances and concoctions ancient Egyptians used to mummify the dead. CNN values your feedback 1.