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

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

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

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

“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.

This mummy provides a unique window into the funerary practices during the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egypt. It is currently housed at the Egypt Museum in Cairo. The complex arrangement of ...

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

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

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

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum hosts the largest collection of ... Along with a tomb replica, the museum's many sarcophagi and mummies thrill most visitors. Many appreciate the detailed ...