Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c. 1525–1504 BCE), New Kingdom, Thebes, Egypt (image via Metropolitan Museum of Art) What did ancient mummies smell like? What types of scents, perfumes, and ...

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Adam Sherwinski teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about mummification Ancient Egyptian mummification was a sacred and complex process designed to preserve the body for the afterlife, ...

This ancient crocodile never finished its last meal. More than 2,000 years after it died, researchers can still make out a small fish inside its stomach—its body intact, still caught on a bronze hook.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ancient Egyptians were not the first culture to mummify their dead, but they practically ...

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains. Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c.