Making history palatable for schoolchildren isn’t easy – but the work that’s gone into this imaginative show on ancient Egypt ...

Joann also looks at the significance of the amulets and jewellery that were placed on the mummies before they were buried. This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

The "mummy's curse" first enjoyed worldwide acclaim after the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. When Howard Carter opened a small hole to peer ...

Creating a mummy – The Ancient Egyptians found that the hot and dry conditions of the sand in Egypt helps dry out and preserve the bodies of the pharaohs. Can the pupils test this finding?