An ancient ingredients list Our analysis revealed the balms used to coat and preserve Senetnay's organs contained a blend of beeswax, plant oil, fats, bitumen, an unidentified balsamic substance, and ...
LONDON (AP) — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian ...
In 1900 – some 22 years before he discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen – British archaeologist Howard Carter opened another tomb in the Valley of the Kings. In tomb KV42, Carter found the remains of a ...
LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...
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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — At first whiff, it sounds ...
Related video above: X-ray imaging reveals what's inside ancient Egyptian animal mummiesScientists have pioneered a new technique that allows them to investigate the insides of a 1,900-year-old mummy ...
At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...