In addition to the mummies of ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of America and Asia with very dry climates. The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, …

There was a widespread belief that Egyptian mummies were prepared with bitumen (the word comes from the Arabic mūmiyah ‘bitumen’), which was supposed to have medicinal value. Throughout the …

Sep 21, 2017 · Mummies may not literally rise from their ancient tombs and attack, but they’re quite real and have a fascinating history.

Ancient writers, modern scientists, and the mummies themselves all help us better understand the Egyptian mummification process and the culture in which it existed.

Discover more about mummies in ancient Egypt, why the mummies were so important to Egyptians and how the mummification process developed over the years.

Two 7,000-year-old mummies, naturally preserved and buried in the Libyan Sahara, were discovered at the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya, where archaeologists recovered the remarkably ...

When people think of mummies, they often think of ancient Egypt, perhaps because of rich grave goods buried with Egyptian mummies, and the wealth of information left in hieroglyphs. But...