A mummified body attributed to the Scythian culture of the Eurasian steppes has drawn renewed scholarly attention for what ...

According to the researchers who have worked with them, not all that bad. They’ve used descriptors like woody, spicy, and ...

The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm. Unlike the Egyptian mummification practice more familiar to modern Western ...

Khaberni - Researchers have succeeded in solving a mystery that has long intrigued scientists around the world, concerning the unique scent of ancient Egyptian mummies, through a modern scientific ...

Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new ...

An international research team has extracted genome-wide ancient DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummified women buried in a ...

The art of mummification has long been shrouded in mystery, but new research shows the musty smell of mummified remains helps ...

Researchers are using 3D analysis to uncover lost connections among ancient artifacts, revealing how fragments of Egyptian ...