Lady Chenet-aa was wrapped in expensive layers of linen before being placed in a decorated cartonnage coffin, or a ...

Ancient Egyptian decor is characterized by its vibrant and bold color palette. Think deep blues (representing the Nile), ...

The Egyptian Museum in Turin ... radiocarbon dating and microscopic analysis of the linen wrappings, we confirmed that this ritual mummification process took place around 3,600 BC on a male ...

Long-staple Egyptian cotton is considered some of the best in the world. For a more in-depth explainer on thread count, read my story here. Linen: Linen is made from the flax plant and has a ...

Ancient Egyptians practiced mummification, a process of preserving the dead, as they believed in an afterlife. They removed ...

The artifacts discovered inside a tomb of 11 Egyptian burials from the height of the country’s Middle Kingdom offer a fresh perspective on the funerary practices from the 12 th and 13 th Egyptian ...

Lady Chenet-aa was wrapped in expensive layers of linen before being placed in a decorated cartonnage coffin, or a papier-mâché-like funeral box. But the biggest mystery about the Egyptian was ...