Inside Ancient Egypt is an up-close look at the daily lives of ancient Egyptians—as well as how they thought about death. Enter through a three-story replica of a mastaba, a type of ancient Egyptian ...

Adam Sherwinski teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about mummification Ancient Egyptian mummification was a sacred and ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a rare burial chamber where several mummies were interred with thin gold foils in ...

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 ...

The ancient Egyptians were not the first culture to mummify their dead, but they practically perfected the practice by wrapping and preserving millions of people and animals throughout the centuries.

Before the ancient Egyptians purposefully mummified their dead, the desert did it for them naturally. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, according to a new study. Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, ...

Ancient Egypt—a civilization that was one of the most powerful the world has ever seen and which lasted for nearly 3,000 years—was among the first to mummify its dead, providing us a window into its ...

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If you were asked to describe the scent emanating from an ancient Egyptian mummy like you’d discuss a high-end perfume or the bouquet of a fine wine, you might mention fragrance notes of old linen, ...