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

Now, researchers have discovered how Egyptian mummies still look so good – and it's all to do with a carefully curated embalming recipe. Experts have revealed ancient Egyptians were masters in ...

Those recipes showed that embalmers had deep knowledge about ... These results show that ancient Egyptians would trade far and wide to get the most effective materials, the authors said.

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Those recipes showed that embalmers had deep knowledge about ... These results show that ancient Egyptians would trade far and wide to get the most effective materials, the authors said.

"We have known the names of many of these embalming ingredients since ancient Egyptian writings were deciphered,” said excavation leader Susanne Beck of the University of Tübingen, Germany ...

(Related: Archaeologists uncover an embalming recipe some 5,600 years old.) The discovery has been a boon for scholars who study ancient Egyptian burial practices, offering a unique look at the ...

To preserve the skin, ancient Egyptians used a bowl of animal fat mixed with heated beeswax as a kind of moisturizing ointment. The researchers also found that most of the embalming ingredients ...