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Think ancient mummies are all about dust and decay? Think again. A new study uncovers a surprising secret hidden for 5,000 ...
In conjunction with the “Mummies of the World” display at the Museum of Idaho, two world-renowned egyptologists will pay a ...
CAIRO — Ancient Egyptian mummies don’t smell the way most people might expect. Instead of the musty odor often associated with old tombs and artifacts, many mummies give off surprisingly ...
STORY: You might think that a mummified corpse would have a fairly unpleasant stink.But according to scientists researching what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like, you'd be wrong.They emit woody ...
Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home.
Researchers studying ancient mummies were able to determine the odors of them. The team assessed smells of the mummies at a museum in Egypt. Some of the mummies evaluated for their scents were ...
This September, the Museum of Idaho is bringing a touch of ancient Egypt to Idaho Falls. The museum, which is currently ...
New imaging technology has allowed scientists to decipher the tattoos of an Iron Age mummy—and study them like never before.