A mummy’s tale from Cork to Cairo: ‘It’s like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His ...
A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...
The Bashiri mystery: A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy that no archaeologist dares to open
A mysterious mummy called “Bashiri” has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no scholar has ...
C&EN11 天
Egyptian ‘mummies’ smell surprisingly good—here’s why
“Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and a professor of heritage science at University College London.
BBC3 年
A Roman period Egyptian mummy mask
Anubis can be seen attending to the mummy of Titus. This mask was excavated ... Today popular culture is still influenced by Egyptian art and design and it is an enduring favourite with Hollywood ...
insider.si.edu1 年
Ancient Egypt
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Inlay of mummy figure with human head Freer Gallery of Art and ...
People2 年
4,300-Year-Old Mummy Covered in Gold Is Among the Dazzling Discoveries Made at Egyptian Site
"This mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date," an archeologist said of the remains of a man named Heka-shepes Tracey Harrington McCoy is a celebrity news writer at ...
University of Manchester5 年
Ancient Egyptian mummies travel to Manchester for health check-up
Two ancient Egyptian mummies have made an intrepid visit to Manchester for a state-of-the-art radiographic investigation, conducted by researchers at The University of Manchester. The mummies are ...