In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold human organs that were removed during the mummification process, including the lungs, intestines, liver, and stomach. These ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They ...

A team of archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old New Kingdom cemetery in central Egypt, which contains hundreds of ...

Although both are impressive finds, detailing more of the ancient Egyptian funerary text in the 'Book of the Dead' will allow ...

­­Jars holding the innards of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman from roughly 3,500 years ago contain hints of one of the most complex mummification balms of that era, a new study shows.

(CNN) — Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent.

So, in 2020, we approached the Museum August Kestner in Hannover about the possibility of analysing the jars with these new methods. These jars are known as canopic jars. They are made of limestone ...

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in Memphis seized an Egyptian artifact believed to be more than 3,000 years old, the agency said this week. The artifact is believed to be a lid from a jar ...

The New Kingdom cemetery houses mummies, amulets, statues, canopic jars to store organs and a 43-foot-long papyrus scroll containing part of the 'Book of the Dead', but experts are remaining tight-lip ...

(CNN) — Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent. Those eager to sample this whiff of the past will be ...