Middle East Eye5d
UK MPs urge ban on Egyptian mummy displays in British museums
One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...
Museums and auction houses should not hold human remains, UK lawmakers say
Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...
Scientific American3d
What Sniffing Mummies Taught Scientists about Ancient Society
Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...
New Tomb of Ancient Pharaoh Uncovered in Egypt
The tomb was empty, and the location of the mummy is in dispute.
New York Post29d
Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’
“Woody,” “spicy” and “sweet” were the leading descriptions from what sounded more like a wine tasting than a mummy sniffing ... either in storage or on display at the Egyptian Museum ...
Euronews19d
Spanish government removes mummy remains from museum view
The Guanche mummy went on display at Madrid’s National Archaeological Museum (MAN) in 2015. It is the preserved remains of a 35-40-year-old person who it is believed lived between the 12th and ...