Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient Egyptians certainly knew how to preserve a human body. Sadly, few guides exist explaining the mummification process ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The discovery of an unusual set of ceramic vessels has shed new light on the mummification process in ancient Egypt, according to ...

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 ...

A 2,500-year-old cache of equipment used to embalm ancient Egyptian mummies has been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Abusir in Egypt. The discovery was made by a team of Egyptian and Czech ...

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 ...

Using two legs from a cadaver, researchers in Switzerland baked one in an oven and covered the other in a salt solution to try to re-create ancient mummification. One method was successful. Freelancer ...

Mummification of the dead probably was more common in prehistory than previously known. This discovery is made at the hunter-gatherer burial sites in the Sado Valley in Portugal, dating to 8,000 years ...

Ancient Egyptians certainly knew how to preserve a human body. Sadly, few guides exist explaining the mummification process Ancient Egyptians used. As such, a recent discovery is more than just a cool ...