A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force ...

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

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

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

Learn more about the mysterious Bashiri Mummy and how it remained untouched for all these years.

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

“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.

Displaying Egyptian mummies and other human remains in museums ... plaques featuring sculptures of humans and animals, taken from the ancient Kingdom of Benin. The British Museum alone currently ...

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

In recent years, a trove of ancient finds have been unearthed at key sites, including secret pyramid chambers, golden-tongued mummies and, curiously, a Buddha figurine. Read on to see the most ...

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

For centuries, ancient Egyptian mummies have been the most reliable crowd-pleasers in museums across Britain. London's British Museum alone holds over 100 mummies - bodies wrapped in linen and ...