Egypt’s antiquities authorities have identified two adjacent mummification workshops at Saqqara, the largest such facilities ...

How did Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body remain intact for 125 days? Here's how modern embalming, cryogenic storage and preservation techniques reportedly made it possible.

Through many years, the process of mummification in Ancient Egypt remained enigmatic. However, a surprising archaeological ...

Students from around the world choose to study at the world-renowned Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID), part of the School of Science and Engineering. The teaching of human anatomy ...

While embalming techniques are as lovingly crafted as in the original video game, there’s not enough light to balance out the darkness when things take a demonic turn This horror movie, based on Brian ...

The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...

The faint scent lingering around ancient Egyptian mummies may hold far more information than previously imagined. By analyzing airborne chemical compounds released from embalmed remains, researchers ...

Standing close to an Egyptian mummy, many people expect the smell of decay. Instead, researchers say that lingering “museum” scent is often the chemical echo of ancient embalming—oils, waxes, resins, ...

If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, it was assumed that this was simply due to age and decay. However, ...