Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The head of a mummified domestic cat, revealed by X-ray micro CT scanning is seen in this undated image WASHINGTON (Reuters) - ...

The new Bowers Museum exhibition “Soulful Creatures” explores the ancient Egyptian practice of mummifying animals as food offerings for the deceased or as a communication to the gods.

In ancient Egypt, animals got as much TLC for the afterlife as people did. Chemical analysis of animal mummies from the Liverpool Museum in England indicate that the Egyptians used great care in ...

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in Egypt, uncovering two massive workshops that were used for mummifying both human and animal corpses in ancient times, reported first by CNN. The ...

For Chelmsford’s Douglas Perry, taxidermy is more than mummifying animals. The true art lies beyond what the eye can see, a meticulous process demanding great knowledge, patience and appreciation for ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists are gaining new insight into the ancient Egyptian practice of mummifying animals, using high-resolution 3D scans to peer inside mummies of a cat, a bird and a snake ...