Embalming became an art—practiced in booths ... and coated the exterior of the body with clay on which they painted or sculpted. Infants, children and adults of both sexes were mummified ...

They also noted that the embalming process was the same for the children as it was for the adults—and that it had been handed down over generations. The researchers note that their find is the ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies, preserved for millennia, continue to emit pleasant scents due to the aromatic resins and waxes used in their embalming, according to a new study published in the Journal ...