STORY: You might think that a mummified corpse would have a fairly unpleasant stink. But according to scientists researching what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like, you'd be wrong. They emit woody, ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...

A 3,000-year-old mummified crocodile is giving us a peek into the strange and fascinating world of ancient Egyptian rituals. Thanks to X-ray and CT scan technology, researchers have been able to ...

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

What’s the first thing you notice when you step into a museum? Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts from all around the world or the hushed sounds of visitors discussing what they see?

DONALDSON TAKES A LOOK INSIDE. THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF ARTIFACT FOUND IN EXCAVATIONS IN ANCIENT EGYPT IS ACTUALLY MUMMIFIED ANIMALS. THERE WERE 7 MILLION DOGS THAT WERE MUMMIFIED, FOUND SO FAR, 4 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous examples of mummification, the practice wasn’t just for pharaohs. It expanded ...

Get ready for an unforgettable encounter with the world of the Pharaohs! The blockbuster exhibition "A Gift of the Nile — ...

"An appropriate ornament of the operating room" : Padihershef and the beginnings of mummymania in nineteenth-century America -- "As cheap as candidates for the presidency" : Egyptian mummies in early ...

The bodies were arranged into crouched positions, then propped over or placed near a fire to slowly dehydrate. Australian National University New research suggests the world’s oldest mummies aren’t ...

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