No archaeologist dares to open a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, fearing the loss of a one-of-a-kind burial method.

The mummy was discovered in 1919, is covered with bandages that mimic the Pyramids of Giza, and remains in the Egyptian ...

A mysterious Egyptian mummy, ‘Bashiri,’ was discovered in 1919 near Luxor, and no one had ever dared to open its contents for ...

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

Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...

“Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and a professor of heritage science at University College London.

All-party parliamentary group calls for changes in law as remains were acquired under ‘colonial regimes of exploitation’ ...

A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster ...

The mummy offers a unique view of burial rites during the Ptolemaic period and is currently kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The cloth roles and drawings on the mummy's face resemble the ...

The mummy was discovered in 1919, is covered by bandages that mimic the pyramids of Giza and is still in the Egyptian Museum ...