mummy

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Though concentrated, it’s situated among newly refreshed spaces containing lavishly ornamented mummy coffins, carved grave stelae, canopic jars, tomb wall reliefs and the preserved body of a woman named Gautseshenu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

To investigate the source of mummy scents, researchers examined the air surrounding extremely small mummy fragments about the size of a peppercorn.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

"I'm going to make memories. I can't get to make them with mummy, but I'm going to make them with my family," added Rachel.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

There are other marvelous mummy portraits, of course, along with many that are less well done, approximately a thousand of them in museums and private collections in Egypt, Europe and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Because she knew that George would want to see that mummy.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis