Oscar Hult- Embalming at Washington County Museum October 20.jpg.jpeg Historian Oscar Hult will portray a mid-nineteenth century embalmer as he describes the embalming techniques used during the time ...

A new exhibition at Denmark’s Moesgaard Museum is promising to transport visitors back 3,500 years through the power of smell. “Ancient Egypt–Obsessed with Life” does not feature sculptural works or ...

GOODING — Steve and Kris Quigley’s grandchildren are getting a good dose of volunteerism. As heads of the Gooding County Historical Society and its museum, the Quigleys put their family members to ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies have many tales to tell, but unlocking their secrets without destroying delicate remains is challenging. Now, researchers have found a non-destructive way to analyze bitumen - ...

A 3,600-year-old mummy called Fred at Italy's Turin Museum had been untouched by modern chemicals and had not been previously studied by scientists. He was therefore an ideal subject for study under ...

Ancient Egyptians started embalming their dead about 1,500 years earlier than archaeologists previously realized, according to chemical analysis of the funerary wrappings of a young man who died in ...