18th century Austrian mummy of Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg found to be exceptionally well preserved, thanks to unusual embalming method
The burial chamber and grave goods of the ancient Egyptian Priestess Idy have been discovered in the Egyptian necropolis of Asyut
A new study on the ingredients of the ancient Egyptian mummification balms reflects the high status of the noblewoman Senetnay
The contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins — which were imaged using a non-invasive technique — are described in a study
Allard Pierson starts international research on twelve mummy portraits, two from its own collection and ten from partner museums in Europe
New insights into the chemistry of embalming show how globalized trade relationships had already become nearly 3,000 years ago
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years; a new study in Frontiers in Medicine
Genomic study of the Tarim Basin mummies in western China reveals an indigenous Bronze Age population that was genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan
Sofie Schiødt has been able to help reconstruct the embalming process used to prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife. It is the oldest surviving manual on mummification yet discovered
