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Chinchorro mummification may have originated as a form of art therapy, study suggests

In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of artificial mummification among the Chinchorro people may have evolved as a ...
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Scanning the Pharaohs : CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies / Zahi Hawass, Sahar N. Saleem ; edited by Sue D'Auria

Radiographic imaging of royal Egyptian mummies : previous and current studies -- The story of the royal caches -- The discovery of the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut, and examination of the mummies of her ...
New York Post

Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...
CNN

The scent of a mummy: Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...