mummies

“These are the kings of Egypt, these are the pharaohs. And so, it is a way of showing respect.”

Ancient Egyptians mummified not only human corpses but millions of animals including cats, dogs, birds and crocodiles

While mummification is mostly associated with ancient Egypt, the practice continued under kingdom founded by Ptolemy

Newly discovered tomb contains more than dozen niches and 24 colourful statues of the cleric and members of his family

Al-Assasif necropolis is the burial site of nobles and senior officials close to the pharaohs

The discovery was "important, unprecedented, because it's the first human necropolis", said the Antiquities Minister

Ministry says the tomb belonged to a nobleman who worked as the city judge

The Chinchorro were a hunting and fishing people who lived from 10,000 to 3,400 BC on the Pacific coast

The mummies need to be kept under specific conditions of temperature and humidity to prevent deterioration

As China marks 40th anniversary of death of Great Helmsman, here are some of world's most famous preserved cadavers