The comparison focused on three-dimensional geometry rather than decoration. This matters because cartonnage masks were often shaped in molds: If two objects were formed in the same mold, they can ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

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In Egypt’s western desert, one of the world’s most famous archaeologists insists he is closer than ever to solving a mystery that has gripped Egyptologists for decades: the final resting place of ...

Man charged with stealing mummy mask, jewelry and wooden cat and causing 'irreparable damage' to other items, says he ...

Peruvian workers clearing the way for new gas pipes stumbled across a mummy that archaeologists have since determined to be approximately 1,000 years old. The mummified remains were discovered not ...

The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm. Unlike the Egyptian mummification practice more familiar to modern Western ...

The Mummy blends Egyptian history with fantasy, but many elements conflict with archaeology and ancient sources. Locations, ...