NEW YORK (AP) -- For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life. Now, researchers have used chemistry and ...

NEW YORK – For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life. Now, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how ...

This photo provided by the Saqqara Saite Tombs Project in January 2023 shows vessels from an embalming workshop in Saqqara, Egypt. For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to ...

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How to make a mummy: An ancient Egyptian workshop holds new clues An illustration depicts a priest during an embalming process in an underground chamber in Saqqara, Egypt.

By matching the writing on the outside of the vessels with the chemical traces inside, researchers uncovered new details about the "recipes" that helped preserve bodies for thousands of years.