Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse ...

Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like - The scientists were ‘surprised’ at ...

Researchers studying ancient mummies were able to determine the odors of them. The team assessed smells of the mummies at a ...

In a discovery that has sent shockwaves through the archaeological and historical communities, an ancient book was unearthed beneath the Nile River, leaving experts stunned, and pale, after its ...

In ancient Egyptian belief, the soul was thought to become trapped in the body after death due to its familiarity with its earthly home. The inscriptions and imagery found on the walls of tombs, known ...

An ancient temple that belonged to an Old ... Ramesses II is believed to be the pharaoh who ruled over Egypt in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ago and lasted 3,000 years! It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen.