There is no one way to make a mummy. Mummification methods have varied across the world for thousands of years, even within a ...

The jar in the German Pharmacy Museum in Heidelberg carries a short Latin label: “Pulv. Mumiae Ver.,” powdered true mummy.

An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, questioning look on her face. Parisi Presicce said that "countless questions" remain ...

ROME: An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, ...

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

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

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

CAIRO — Egypt unveiled Sunday a restored version of the “Tondo of the Two Brothers,” a prized 2nd-century painting from the famed Fayoum portraits. Specialists from Rome worked alongside conservators ...

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

The mummified remains of the priest Nekht were recently removed from public view at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors Sarah Everts | Author, The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of ...

The operator of Glasgow’s museums announced on 2 November that it had received a request to return to Egypt the mummified ...