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Chemical Analysis Reveals Ancient Egyptian Mummy-Making Mixtures

The ancient Egyptians employed embalming procedures to preserve carcasses, and researchers have recently uncovered previously unknown data about these practices. Analyses of chemical residue found within vessels from the only known Egyptian embalming factory and from the burial chambers in...

Archaeologists May Have Found Egypt’s Most Ancient Mummy

Archaeologists in Egypt may have found the oldest mummified body ever discovered in the country. Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, who served as Egypt's previous minister of antiquities, told CNN on Friday that the 4,300-year-old mummy was a wealthy and prominent man...