The oldest mummy-making society was the Chinchorro culture in northern Chile and Peru, which has mummies that date back to 6000 B.C. Buckley said it's interesting that most cultures that practiced ...

It has long been known that the practice of making mummies of the dead in ancient Egypt was old, but only now are researchers unwrapping the mystery of just how long ago it began. Researchers said ...

Contrary to reports by famous Greek historian Herodotus, the ancient Egyptians probably didn't remove mummy guts using cedar oil enemas.

The story of a mummy's curse has been told dozens of times for every conceivable audience, but other than perhaps the original Universal Monster, no on-screen rendition is more definitive than ...

Origins of Egyptian mummy making may predate pyramids Embalming mixture used to wrap bodies for burial appeared as early as 6,330 years ago ...