Embalming, once thought to be exclusive to ancient Egypt or South America, has now been identified in Europe. Recent study of the crypts found at Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, ...

Archaeologists thought they had mummification wrapped up. But a new analysis of ancient Egyptian embalming suggests that they have underestimated this sophisticated funerary practice. Pharaonic ...

Ancient Egyptians used sophisticated combinations of natural substances to embalm the human body. Over time, they modified their recipes to balance quality of preservation with cost and availability ...

They called him Lionheart — a name that has become the epitome of courage in battle. More than eight centuries after the death of King Richard I of England, forensic scientists have now revealed the ...

Renard Matthews, 18, was killed in a robbery earlier this year. His family chose for his body to be displayed using "extreme embalming." Matthews was posed in a chair, wearing a basketball jersey, ...

A mummy buried in Southern Egypt more than 5,000 years ago has revealed its grisly secrets, shedding new light on prehistoric embalming practices. Researchers from the Universities of York, Oxford and ...

Burying the bodies of our loved ones has long been restricted primarily to embalming and cremation in the U.S. However, both of those involve turning your body into an environmental disaster. Now, as ...

A mummy buried in Southern Egypt more than 5,000 years ago has revealed its grisly secrets, shedding new light on prehistoric embalming practices. Researchers from the Universities of York, Oxford and ...

Richard Ryder, Civil War reenactor and self-employed contractor, will discuss "Civil War Era Embalming Practices" when he speaks during the Millersville Area Historical Society meeting at 9 a.m.

Beyond the pyramids and sphinxes, ancient Egypt is perhaps best known for its mummies. Schoolchildren around the world learn the story of ancient pharaohs—their organs scooped out and their bodies ...

The distinctive scent surrounding an ancient Egyptian mummy is offering new insight into burial practices that date back thousands of years. Researchers say the mummy scent, once dismissed as a ...