When you hear the word mummy, chances are you think of ancient Egypt. Many different cultures embalmed their deceased, however, and scientists have just found a particularly unexpected case. As ...

MUNICH — The rectum isn’t typically associated with mummification techniques, but scientists have just discovered that’s exactly how an 18th-century Austrian priest became one of Europe’s ...

Austrian scientists have discovered a bizarre and previously unknown embalming method used on a centuries old mummy found in a church crypt, leaving the body in remarkably well preserved condition.

The discovery of an unusual set of ceramic vessels has shed new light on the mummification process in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. Around 2,500 years old, the 31 jars were discovered in an ...

In a 2,600-year-old embalming workshop, scientists have discovered the ingredients for making a mummy: the tars, fats, tree resins and oils ancient Egyptians used to preserve bodies and prepare them ...

The ancient Egyptians were prolific record keepers. For thousands of years, they jotted down everything from legal documents to literature on papyrus rolls and tablets of wood and stone. But there’s ...

An artist's impression of ancient Egyptians embalmers carrying out the mummification process, which took up to 70 days — NIKOLA NEVENOV The discovery of dozens of beakers and bowls in a mummification ...

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

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 ...