Scholars argue that the mummy dates back to the Ptolemaic period, between the 2nd and early 3rd centuries BCE. The art of mummification was at its peak during this era. The mummy offers a unique ...

recognized that the wrapping and mummification technique suggested the individual had been an important and influential figure. However, this mummy’s identity remains unknown to this day.

The amount of precision and finesse in the mummy's packaging suggests that this individual was a very important figure in ancient Egyptian society. But the identity of the body remains unknown, as ...

Placing a body in an oxygen-free environment, such as a peat bog, will cause mummification too, because the microorganisms cannot live without air. Another way to create a mummy is to bury it in ...

Placing a body in an oxygen-free environment, such as a peat bog, will also cause mummification, because microorganisms can't live without air. Yet another way to create a mummy is to bury it in ...

He started working at Diario AS in 1992 producing editorial specials, guides, magazines and editorial products. He has been a newspaper reporter, chief design and infographic editor since 1999 and ...