Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis – not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass ...

Uncovering mummies is a sure way to prompt Ancient Egyptian curses that might be true, which explains why the Bashiri mummy has remained undisturbed for more than two millennia. This mysterious ...

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 have ...

Mummification was a sacred ritual of the ancient Egyptians, who called their mummified dead “noble ones.” But when mummies started showing up as supernatural archfiends in Victorian horror novels and ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Museum of Idaho's new exhibit, "Mummies of the World," has been in the works for about two years. Now, people can come see mummies from Egypt, Europe, and South America ...

After Napoleon’s Egypt campaign, the European bourgeoisie became fascinated by pyramids, hieroglyphs and mummies. The latter were shipped to Europe by the thousands, despite laws prohibiting the trade ...

Old friends, new tales : the mummies and coffins of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science / Michele L. Koons -- A history of research and exploring new narratives : contextualizing the Denver Museum ...