Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

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 ...

(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) Here's something archaeologists don't see every day, or indeed ever: An ancient Egyptian mummy with an excerpt from the classic Greek text the ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Archaeologists have found a papyrus copy of Homer’s Iliad in the gut of an ancient Egyptian mummy, the first time ever that a Greek literary text has been found incorporated into the preservation ...

The Ancient Egypt exhibition had a six month sell-out run in Cairo, ...

Emma Paolin, Ph.D. student at University of Ljubljana, setting up the devices sampling of the aromas. Credit: Abdelrazek Elnaggar Emma Paolin, Ph.D. student at University of Ljubljana, setting up the ...