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Two embalming workshops, the largest and most complete found to date, dedicated to humans and animals have been uncovered at the Saqqara Necropolis in a stunning discovery that is unlikely to be the ...

The ancient Egyptians were prolific record keepers. For thousands of years, they jotted down everything from legal documents to literature on papyrus rolls and tablets of wood and stone. But there’s ...

Embalming:A researcher has unearthed a recipe developed over centuries by the ancient Egyptians of a blend of spices, oils and resins needed to mummify a cat. Dr Stephen Buckley of the University of ...

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