Whenever you enter any museum or gift shop in Egypt, you see the same thing. Either it’s a mummy or a magnet of Nefertari to plaster on your fridge. Egyptian Identity seems to be interlaced with its ...

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The Manchester Museum in northern England is asking visitors whether it should withdraw an ancient Egyptian mummy from its ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that the tombs were constructed for three important men — Amun-em-Ipet, Baki, and one identified only as “S”.

Researchers wanted to know if today’s mummies still carry traces of the original embalming materials. And if so, could those scents help museums better preserve and explain thes ...

Ancient Egyptians believed death marked the beginning of a journey to eternal life. Learn more at Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Natural History, and explore related ...