Cat Mummy (Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, 780–390 BCE) and ibis mummy from the ibis cemetery at Abydos (Early Roman Period, 30 BCE–early 1st century CE) in ‘Soulful Creatures: Animal ...

Researchers have used neutron tomography, a non-invasive imaging technique, to study six sealed animal coffins from ancient Egypt. The study was published in Scientific Reports. As previously reported ...

Scientists at the British Museum in London have used cutting-edge technology to see inside six ancient Egyptian animal coffins that have remained sealed for over two millennia. The study, which was ...

The contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins — which were imaged using a non-invasive technique — are described in a study published in Scientific Reports. The mummification of animals ...

Creation and origins of life according to ancient Egyptian sources 11 -- Magico-religious beliefs in ancient Egypt and the perception of the natural world 13 -- Fauna of the pharaonic period: origins ...

The mummified body of a Nile predator lay silent for roughly 3,000 years, but a modern CT scanner has now replayed its final, ...

Decades before Darwin, there was a debate over transformism, the idea that species change over time. Two colleagues at the French natural history museum were on opposite sides of issue. They hoped to ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began his role at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, he wasn’t just focused on the glorious past -- he was thinking about the future. His vision: was to get ...

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Researchers at a UK university have "digitally unwrapped" three mummified animals from ancient Egypt using high-resolution 3D scans. The team were also able to dissect the mummies to learn how the ...