Mummification is usually associated with the age of Pharaohs, with the practice largely believed to have first arisen around 2200 BCE and hit its peak around 1000 BCE. But processes this complex don't ...
Tests on a prehistoric mummy reveal that ancient Egyptian embalming methods were in use 1,500 years earlier than previously thought. The analysis was carried out on the 'Turin Mummy', which dates to ...
An undertaker has explained what he thinks has taken place to preserve the Queen's body. The UK's longest-reigning monarch is now lying in state in Westminster Hall. During the four-day event, ...
Pope Francis, the first Pope from Latin America, has died today at the age of 88. While the Catholic Church's highest authorities will soon gather to elect his successor, the Vatican currently has a ...
Meet the Plymouth people who love looking after the dead On the wall, a blue tray hangs filled with makeup, from blusher brushes and mascara sticks to nail varnish. But the beauty products won't be ...
For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...
The body of the 88-year-old will be on display for three days in Saint Peter's Basilica Chief Rabbi of Rome Riccardo Di Segni as he pay his respect to late Pope Francis in the Chapel of Santa Marta in ...
Recently deceased Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will join a short list of leaders, including Vladimir Lenin and Chairman Mao, who have been embalmed, so that people can view and mourn their bodies ...
Grahame Parker says he loves embalming, cleaning and dressing around 30 deceased people a day - and it's a far cry from his days managing a JJB Sports outlet Get daily headlines and breaking news ...