It’s been thousands of years, but still, much of ancient Egypt’s mummification practices remain hidden in history. But now, researchers are sniffing out new clues. Using cutting-edge technology, ...

Egypt has announced the discovery of two of the largest workshops ever used to mummify human and animal corpses in ancient times. Two workshops and two tombs were discovered in Saqqara, a vast ...

After her death, Senetnay’s vital organs were embalmed and placed inside four canopic jars with lids in the shape of human heads. The Egyptians carefully removed organs such as the lungs, liver, ...

(CNN) — Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent. Those eager to sample this whiff of the past will be ...

A team of researchers has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3500 years ago. In an innovative endeavor to create a sensory bridge to the ...

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A team of researchers has successfully recreated the elusive aroma once used in the mummification process of a prominent Egyptian woman over 3,500 years ago, Phys.org tells us in a report. Led by ...

In an innovative endeavor to create a sensory bridge to the ancient past, a team of researchers led by Barbara Huber of the MPI of Geoanthropology has recreated one of the scents used in the ...

Embalming jars with the heads of people and animals found in Abu Sir, Egypt. (photo by Petr Kosarek, Czech Institute of Egyptology/Charles University, Prague; all images courtesy Egyptian Ministry of ...

WINDSOR — Art class isn't just about drawing and watercolors anymore. Sixth-grade students at Windsor Elementary School recently spent nine weeks learning about Egyptian art and creating a project ...

University College Cork (UCC) will repatriate a number of artifacts housed in its Heritage Collection to the Egyptian State, including mummified human remains. The items in question include the ...