An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that ...
One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...
A recent international study led by archaeologist Kamila Braulińska from the University of Warsaw challenged previous claims ...
After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...
Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...
But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell ... which wasn’t the case,” said Matija Strlič, a chemistry ...
The search for the pharaoh’s second tomb, after the discovery of the first, and the possibility that the Egyptologist’s ...
But their scents can persist, and in the case of ancient Egyptian mummies, conservators describe those smells as pleasant. The ancient Egyptians took good care of their dead because it was believed ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum is filled with archaeological treasures, here's our pick of some of the best historical marvels.