Sudan has around 255 pyramids - more than twice as many as its neighbour - built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, which once ...

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However, one ancient superpower continues to fascinate researchers and the public, who flock to museums and local libraries ...

No travel destination in the world offers the diversity of Egypt. The country unquestionably belongs to a social and cultural ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

The Jordanian capital of Amman is one of the best introductions for travellers looking to explore the Middle East. Like many ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...

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Uunfortunately for the Egyptians, who believed a 'good' smell after death brought people closer to the gods, the mummies' aromas now have faint notes of cheese, vomit and urine.

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...