Two ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and another for animals — have been discovered at Saqqara in Egypt. The workshops date back around 2,300 years and were in use between the late ...

SAQQARA, Egypt — Ancient workshops and tombs dating back 4,000 years were unveiled by antiquities authorities Saturday, at a sprawling pharaonic necropolis outside Cairo, Egypt's capital. Clay pots ...

The Egyptians carefully removed organs such as the lungs, liver, stomach and intestines during the mummification process to prevent bacterial growth and better preserve the body. Egyptians believed in ...

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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 ...

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 able to ...

CAIRO — Ancient Egyptian mummies don’t smell the way most people might expect. Instead of the musty odor often associated with old tombs and artifacts, many mummies give off surprisingly pleasant ...

Scientists have unearthed what they believe to be the oldest known evidence of human mummification in Southeast Asia. The findings, estimated to be around 12,000 years old, set a new record for the ...

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

LONDON (AP) — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed two human and animal embalming workshops, as well as two tombs, discovered in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, the government said on Saturday. The vast ...