Prehistoric Embalming `Recipe` Changes What We Know About Ancient Egypt
(World News Science)

Scientific analysis on a 5,000-year-old mummy suggests ancient Egyptians´ `recipe` for embalming their dead has been around much longer than previously thought, according to a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science. Because the mummy was found in a region where embalming practices weren´t thought to have been used yet, it could change what we know about Ancient Egyptian society. For more than a century, the `Turin body` has been housed in the Egyptian Museum of Turin. Dating back to between 3700 and 3500 BC, it was previously...