While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous examples of mummification, the practice wasn’t just for pharaohs. It ...

More than 4,000 years after the pyramids, Egypt’s leaders are pinning hopes on the Grand Egyptian Museum to revive national ...

Exploring Grand Palaces, seeing Egyptian mummies and gazing at the Holy Shroud are some of the things to do in Turin. This ...

We explore new ways to tackle the problem of microplastic pollution in our oceans, before meeting an extraordinary man and ...

Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...

Their evolution over the various periods of Egypt’s history also creates a fascinating timeline, showing how the larger culture changed amidst different religious and artistic practices as time went ...

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set to move to the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids. Visitors ...

Researchers in Egypt used digital technology to ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years.

Egyptian mummies have always been a subject of great interest, not only from researchers and scientists, but the general population as well. In ancient Egypt, mummification was a long and complex ...

If you were asked to describe the scent emanating from an ancient Egyptian mummy like you’d discuss a high-end perfume or the bouquet of a fine wine, you might mention fragrance notes of old ...

Do you know a lot about the ancient Egyptian dead, or do you need to ask your mummy?

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient Egyptian mummies smell like? Whether you wanted to know or not, scientists ...