SciShow
The 5,000-Year-Old Mystery of Ancient Egyptian Perfume
The ancient Egyptians were masters of embalming the dead, but they left no record of the ingredients in their balms and perfumes. Luckily, modern chemistry is unlocking those secrets. And it's telling us a lot more about their culture...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A brief history of cannibalism - Bill Schutt
Human cannibalism is a lot more common than you might think. Dive into its complex history and see its uses in medicine, cultural rituals and in times of survival. -- 15th century Europeans believed they had hit upon a miracle cure: a...
SciShow
Viking Sunstones and Mummy Health Secrets
Today on SciShow news, dead person wisdom is helping enrich our understanding of the natural world - how did Vikings manage to be such awesome navigators? And is heart disease inherent in human beings? Scientists think mummies may have...
SciShow
3 Ways Humans Have Literally Put Themselves Into Art
Artists are notorious for pouring their heart and soul into their work, but historically, they also put some of their literal body parts into it as well!
Weird History
The Gebelein Man, An Ancient Tattooed Murder Victim
Gebelein Man is part of the huge mummy collection on display at the British Museum in London. His story is quite different from the Egyptian mummies you might be picturing, though. Gebelein Man, along with his contemporary, Gebelein...
Curated Video
Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt: A Rare Exhibition of Mummies and Treasures
The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA, will be hosting the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities ever to leave the UK. This exhibition, titled "Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt," features 140 ancient objects, including six...
PBS
How the Mummy Became Modern Horror Icon
The rise of the film industry solidified the Egyptian mummy as a foreign antagonist, beginning with its first screen appearance in 1899. Universal Pictures' 1932 film The Mummy further popularized the mummy as a horror icon, inspired by...
PBS
The Origins of Mummy Mythology
Mummies, particularly Egyptian mummies, became iconic in popular culture due to their association with ancient rituals and the afterlife. The process of mummification was initially a sacred practice tied to Egyptian religious beliefs,...
Wonderscape
Ancient Egyptian Mummification: The Art of Preserving the Dead
Learn about the ancient Egyptian process of mummification. Explore how embalmers prepared royal bodies for the afterlife, from removing organs to wrapping them in linen. Understand the beliefs behind these practices and the mysterious...
Curated Video
Mummification: Preserving the Past for the Afterlife
The video provides an engaging overview of mummification in ancient Egypt, highlighting the process of preserving bodies for the afterlife and the significance of tombs and pyramids. It also touches on recent archaeological discoveries...
Curated Video
Unveiling the Secrets of the Egyptian Mummy: Revolutionary 3D Technology Reveals Hidden Discoveries
This video highlights a groundbreaking collaboration between Silicon Graphics and the British Museum, using state-of-the-art 3D technology to explore the secrets of an Egyptian mummy without causing any damage. Through volume...
Curated Video
Tutankhamun: Facial Reconstructions & History Documentary
Timestamps: 0:00 Tutankhamun's Life & History 4:50 Discovery of his Tomb 8:50 How did King Tut die? 12:22 What did he look like? 13:50 Re-creations Revealed What did King Tut really look like? This is the question that has fascinated...
Next Animation Studio
Ancient Egyptian tomb found to contain cat mummies, statues
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities has announced that dozens of mummified cats and wooden cat statues have been discovered in the ancient city of Memphis, Egypt.
Curated Video
Mummies: Ancient Burial Practices and Modern Preservation
This video provides an overview of mummies, both anthropogenic and spontaneous, explaining how they are preserved through intentional or unintentional means. It explores the mummification practices of ancient Egypt, as well as examples...
Maddie Moate
Animal Mummies Revealed! - "Gifts for the Gods" | Maddie Moate
Lets take a trip back to Ancient Egypt and discover what might be lurking in the crypts ! For this video I was lucky to join forces with the Manchester Science Festival and the Manchester Museum to visit one of their many amazing...
Next Animation Studio
2,500-year-old Egyptian mummification workshop found
Egypt's Ministry of State of Antiquities says archaeologists have uncovered a mummification workshop that dates back more than 2,500 years.
Curated Video
Dance Wheels On The Bus - Dance Along Songs with Bella and Beans TV
Dance Wheels On The Bus - Dance Along with Bella and Beans. If you love dance along songs for kids then Bella and Beans are for you! Bella will help any kids who love baby songs to dance wheels on the bus moves in their sleep!! Wheels on...
Next Animation Studio
Children murdered, turned into mummies for aristocrats
Archaeologists in Peru have recently been finding the bodies of hundreds of children who were alive and kicking until they were turned into mummies.
TMW Media
Virtual Archaeology: How Computer Tomography Changed Archaeology
How are the same processes used for Egyptian mummies? Virtual Archaeology, Part 4
Next Animation Studio
Egyptian sarcophagus opened to reveal 3,000-year-old female mummy
A centuries-old coffin containing a well-preserved mummy was recently unveiled in Egypt - the latest in over a dozen ancient discoveries since the beginning of the year.
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be Egyptian Royalty
What was everyday life like for Egyptian royals? In a word: busy. Though they lived in the lap of luxury and enjoyed a standard of living that most other ancient Egyptians didn't, Egyptian royalty generally didn't have much downtime.
Weird History
Life for Ancient Egyptians
There's quite a few strange facts that might surprise you about what ancient Egyptian civilization was actually like. Today we're taking a deeper look into what life was like amongst the pyramids.
Wonderscape
History Kids: King Tut and Other Famous Egyptian Mummies
In this video, we learn about the famous Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, and the discovery of his tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter. The video explores the significance of archaeology and the excavation process, as well as...
60 Second Histories
Mummification - part 2
An Egyptian high priest continues to talk about mummification and explains the symbolism of the amulets and magic charms they used to send the pharaoh into the afterlife.