Egyptian mummies are historically important and a popular source of interest for people even today. These mummies provide ...

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 ...

The Gilded Lady mummy, intact since Roman-era Egypt (30 BCE–395 CE). The interior of the mummy was finally revealed in 2011 with CT scanning. (© 2015 The Field Museum, photo by John Weinstein) (click ...

But Putnam Museum officials want desperately to know more about the beloved female mummy — believed to be 3,000 years old — which is a longtime part of the collection there, and another, unnamed mummy ...

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 ...

They are among the most popular exhibits in museums worldwide, with a name so resonant, blockbuster films have been built on it. But some museums in Britain are now using words other than “mummy” to ...

An estimated 3,000-year-old mummy believed to be from the Manchay civilization was discovered by archaeologists digging at a trash dump site near Lima, the capital of Peru. Students from San Marcos ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling back the wrappings of several Egyptian mummies—without disrupting their eternal slumber. The ...

After fungus was found, experts say an exhibit of mummies in Mexico may pose a health risk to humans. The display has traveled to the United States in the past, and appeared in a recent tourism fair ...

As thoughts turn to Halloween, ghosts and spirits, it seems appropriate to learn more about how other cultures view death and the great beyond. Tomorrow, at the UW's Burke Museum, you can do just that ...