Some British museums are rebranding ancient Egyptian "mummies," instead calling them "mummified people" to ... The British Museum told CNN in a statement that it "hasn't banned the use of ...

The Manchester Museum is running a public consultation about the future of Asru, a woman who lived in Thebes, southern Egypt ...

The Manchester Museum in northern England is asking visitors whether it should withdraw an ancient Egyptian mummy from its ...

A mummy of an Egyptian woman dating back to 700 A.D. has been scanned and stripped to reveal a tattoo on her thigh that displays the name of the biblical archangel Michael. Read more ...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2020/02/13: Visitors admire an ancient Egyptian mummy at the British Museum in London. The museum, one of London's top tourist attractions, is rarely far from ...

The British Museum, accessed Jan. 30, Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt Encyclopedia Britannica, Jan. 27, Mummy Reuters, Jan. 26, Fact Check-The British Museum has not banned the word ...

Multiple British museums are changing their language when referring to mummies, referring to them as "mummified persons," or the name of the historical figure, to pay more respect to the dead. The ...

Nature - British Museum A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms Mummies, Mummy-Cases, and other Objects connected with the Funeral Rites of the Ancient Egyptians Skip to main ...