Ancient civilizations approached passing differently. While today’s embalmers use just enough preservative for a dignified ...

The discovery of an unusual set of ceramic vessels has shed new light on the mummification process in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. Around 2,500 years old, the 31 jars were discovered in an ...

For one Egyptologist, the best way to figure out the ancient mummification process was to mummify a body himself. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; ...

The discovery of an unusual set of ceramic vessels has shed new light on the mummification process in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. Around 2,500 years old, the 31 jars were discovered in an ...