What materials did ancient Egyptians use to preserve the dead, and how can their composition still be investigated thousands ...

The same machines used to diagnose a broken rib are helping researchers peer inside the dusty remains of a 2000-year-old Egyptian mummy. That’s essentially what’s happening as researchers turn ...

Sabu and Ptahshepses’s tombs had originally been discovered between 1858 and 1860 by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette, ...

Back in medieval and early modern times, doctors regularly prescribed mummy scrapings as a cure-all, believing that the ...

In a study with lab-grown cells, mumia vera aegyptiaca, a powder made from the remains of mummies, appeared to protect ...

Glasgow museums removed ancient Egyptian mummies from display over consent concerns, citing a revised code of ethics on human ...

It was a news story that went round the world, with museum bosses in Scotland roundly mocked. But now it has emerged that an ancient mummy removed from public view could be returned to Egypt.

"The removal of human remains from display at Glasgow Life museums reflects contemporary museum practice," a spokesperson ...

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From the Austrian mountains to Japanese temples, mummification has a surprisingly wide and varied history, as Dr Russell Moul ...

Discover how Mumia vera aegyptiaca, once sold as a cure for a wide range of ailments, has been analyzed, revealing how one ...