A 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical text is shedding new light on the ancient practice of mummification. Recently discovered inside a much larger work, the papyrus document being studied by University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt is the oldest known mummification manual.
Category: Science
Tags: University of Copenhagen, Mummies, Archaeology
Source: https://newatlas.com/science/egypt-mummification-manual-louvre-carlsberg-copenhagen/
