Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...

One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...

A British archaeologist believes his team may have found a second tomb in Egypt belonging to King Thutmose II. The potential find comes just days after Piers Litherland announced the discovery of a ...

Displaying Egyptian mummies and other human remains in museums ... to be traded and displayed as curiosities'. It cites the British Museum, Natural History Museum and several universities among ...

The archaeologist behind the discovery of an Ancient Egyptian tomb believes he may have found another tomb. Piers Litherland, the archaeologist who uncovered Pharaoh Thutmose II's tomb, says he may ...

Let's look at one of the most impressive mummy cases in the British Museum. It was made around 240 BC for a high-ranking Egyptian priest called Hornedjitef. There's a massive black outer case in ...

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The British Museum houses an incredible collection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt, from the famed Rosetta Stone to an impressive collection of mummies.

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

“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.