EXCLUSIVE: For centuries, people across the world have turned to weird and wonderful cures in the name of healing.

The Chinchorro people of the Pacific coast turned the raw pain of loss into something enduring and visible, reshaping the ...

A newly translated papyrus from ancient Egypt dating back 3,500 years provides a rare insight into Egyptian embalming techniques. The ancient medical text details a procedure never identified before ...

Egyptian mummification has been a source of fascination for historians, archaeologists and scientists alike for centuries. A recent study conducted by German and Egyptian researchers has finally ...

The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm. Unlike the Egyptian mummification practice more familiar to modern Western ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving ...

Sensory heritage is the study of how we connect with historical objects using senses beyond just sight, like smell or touch. Ancient Egyptians used special oils, waxes, and balms to preserve bodies ...

WARNING: This article contains graphic images. Reader discretion is advised. Researchers have uncovered the reason an "unusual" 18th-century mummy was preserved so well in Austria – and it's highly ...

Austrian scientists have discovered a bizarre and previously unknown embalming method used on a centuries old mummy found in a church crypt, leaving the body in remarkably well preserved condition.