The mummy was discovered in 1919, is covered with bandages that mimic the Pyramids of Giza, and remains in the Egyptian ...

Egyptian mummies have always been a subject of great interest, not only from researchers and scientists, but the general population as well. In ancient Egypt, mummification was a long and complex ...

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

New Greek and Roman archaeological discoveries including a funerary building, portraits, mummies, and statues were made in Fayoum, Egypt.

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

On the other hand, while on the topic, the famous Egyptian mummies have always been a topic ... familiar and pleasant smells, so as to make it easier for the body to enter the after-life.

“Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and a professor of heritage science at University College London.

When these texts were translated into Latin, European scholars mistakenly conflated mūmiyā with Egyptian mummies, assuming that the embalmed dead were imbued with similar restorative properties.

All-party parliamentary group calls for changes in law as remains were acquired under ‘colonial regimes of exploitation’ ...