Known as "Fred," this mummy proves that Egyptians had been using embalming practices for 1,500 years longer than scientists ...

Along with the tree oils and resin, the scientists found beeswax, animal fats, and bitumen. Most of the ingredients have been found before in samples taken from actual mummies, or were written ...

“The mummy’s screaming facial expression in this ... the fact that she was treated with pricey embalming agents such as juniper resin and frankincense suggests that this was not the case.

A far-flung trade network for mummy embalming ingredients Elemi resin reached Egypt from tropical parts of Africa or Southeast Asia, while dammar originated in Southeast Asia or Indonesia ...

A mummy that sat in storage for over 100 years ... After organ removal, ancient embalmers poured hot resin into the empty cavities. When resin cools it “becomes like a glue that seals the ...