Egypt’s antiquities authorities have identified two adjacent mummification workshops at Saqqara, the largest such facilities ...

How did Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body remain intact for 125 days? Here's how modern embalming, cryogenic storage and preservation techniques reportedly made it possible.

Through many years, the process of mummification in Ancient Egypt remained enigmatic. However, a surprising archaeological ...

Budapest, May 7 (SANA) Researchers in Hungary have uncovered new scientific details about Egyptian mummies more than 2,300 years old using advanced medical imaging technologies that allowed ...

Plans have emerged to turn a field on the Welsh border into a natural burial ground. The burial ground, which would have capacity for 500 plots and possibly allow space for domestic pets to be buried, ...

The widow and two children of a South Gate man allege that a Montebello funeral home brutally botched their loved one’s embalming, depriving the family of a meaningful final farewell. The mortuary ...

The finicky art of the restorer—a combination of science, skill and luck—has just had a strenuous workout on some early rulers of England. In medieval times, royal funerals were too lengthy for the ...

An Egyptian mummy from 2300 BC. Credit: Justin Chay / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The distinctive scent surrounding an ancient Egyptian mummy is offering new insight into burial practices that date back thousands ...

This study presents an interdisciplinary analysis of six non-adult petrified specimens prepared by the Italian scientist Paolo Gorini (1813–1881) in Lodi, Lombardy, during the 19th century. Housed ...