By combining advanced chemical analysis with the keen noses of trained human sniffers, the team has unlocked new insights into ancient Egyptian embalming practices. There’s more to odors than ...

A new study debunks the long-held mystery that an ancient Egyptian mummy, known as the "Mysterious Lady," was pregnant or had ...

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

And according to legend, he was the one who invented the process of embalming bodies to preserve them. Which became quite a thing for the Ancient Egyptians, as King Tut’s remains would demonstrate.

The ancient Egyptian embalming process involved the use of various perfumed products. Among the main aromatic substances used was an ointment applied to the mummy’s flesh and organs to deify them.

The process of artificially preserving a dead body is called "embalming," and the methods used are as varied as the cultures themselves. Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians ...

which will enable audiences to experience this important aspect of ancient Egyptian heritage, and approach practices of embalming and conservation in an engaging, olfactory way. Co-author ...

An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that mimicked these diagnoses, researchers have concluded, settling a four-year ...

2500-2100BC) around the time Egyptians started using coffins more ... But one thing is clear: even ancient embalmers had to improvise sometimes.

To start with embalmers removed all moisture from the ... The heart was the only organ left in place and that's because the Ancient Egyptians believed the 'essence' or 'soul' of a person was ...

The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.