Ancient Egyptians loved life and believed in immortality. This motivated them to make early plans for their death. While this may seem contradictory, for Egyptians, it made perfect sense: They ...

A body burned inside a hut 20,000 years ago signaled shifting views of death. Linking the dead with human-built structures may have brought the dead and living closer ...

Mummification, or the process of preserving the dead, was once a widespread practice among many ancient societies.

The ancient Egyptians also used these substances strategically to preserve specific body parts—for instance, embalmers only used castor oil and pistachio resin for the head.

A LOST ancient tomb containing the “Book of the Dead” and 3,400-year-old mummified bodies has been uncovered. The burial site was discovered in the Tuna El-Gebel necropolis in southern … ...

An exhibition at the Getty reveals the Egyptian Book of the Dead, long relegated to a dark vault, in the light of day. A piece of the Papyrus of Pasherashakhet, dated roughly to 375 B.C. to 275 B ...

Ancient Egyptians loved life and believed in immortality. This motivated them to make early plans for their death. While this may seem contradictory, for Egyptians, it made perfect sense: They ...