Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the study assessed 35 balm and bandage samples from 19 mummies dating ...

Talk about one old tourist attraction! This wheel was found in 2002, approximately 12 miles south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and is now housed in the city’s museum. Radiocarbon dating was ...

New research led by the School of Chemistry's Organic Geochemistry Unit (OGU) shows the musty smell of mummified remains helps unlock important information about the ancient practice. The study, ...

Red Gerard won snowboard slopestyle gold in 2018 at 17, becoming the youngest Winter Olympic champion since 1928. Al Bello / Getty Images The first time, it was sheer disbelief. Red Gerard wasn’t ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to analyze the composition of scents given off by mummies ...