One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

Displaying ancestral remains such as Egyptian mummies in museums is offensive, MPs have claimed. Members of the All-Party ...

Kinship: Home is the culmination of the Cork artist's longterm project involving the return of a 2,000-year-old mummy to Egypt. As well as documenting the project, the book features contributions from ...

A new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana reveals that ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ...

Scientists found that Egyptian mummies emit distinct “woody,” “spicy,” and “sweet” scents, revealing insights into their ...

Most people know what an ancient Egyptian mummy looks like, but they probably can’t tell you about how they smell. You don’t have to wait to get up-close-and-personal to one in a museum to ...

Without sampling the mummies themselves ... Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, part of the research team at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, pose for a photo with a selection of the mummified bodies.

For the study’s sensory analysis, the team developed 13 olfactory descriptors. Conservators have long noted that mummies ...

A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the mummification process and its evolution over time.