Egypt’s antiquities authorities have identified two adjacent mummification workshops at Saqqara, the largest such facilities ...
A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s ...
A remarkable discovery at Saqqara has unveiled an ancient Egyptian embalming workshop, revealing mummification as a sophisticated blend of art and chemistry. Analysis of vessels uncovered complex ...
Archaeologists have found a papyrus copy of Homer’s Iliad in the gut of an ancient Egyptian mummy, the first time ever that a Greek literary text has been found incorporated into the preservation ...
Radiographic imaging of royal Egyptian mummies : previous and current studies -- The story of the royal caches -- The discovery of the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut, and examination of the mummies of her ...
Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c. 1525–1504 BCE), New Kingdom, Thebes, Egypt (image via Metropolitan Museum of Art) What did ancient mummies smell like? What types of scents, perfumes, and ...