Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...

POLICE have uncovered a creepy well-preserved mummy hidden in an alleged smuggler's house after a shock raid. The mummy is thought to be that of a Christian person from the Middle Ages.

To some, Paris is the City of Light. To others, it’s the City of Love. But to art lovers, it’s simply the city of art — and ...

When found, in September 1991, Ötzi’s skin, hair, and clothing were still in a remarkably preserved state ... researchers soon realised that the mummy belonged to a much earlier period.

Mummified flesh, preserved for centuries ... European scholars mistakenly conflated mūmiyā with Egyptian mummies, assuming that the embalmed dead were imbued with similar restorative properties.

Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...