Describes the discovery of the mummified remains of falcons and rodents dating from 300 BC.

Select different parts of the body to see details of the mummification process. Includes links to information about famous discoveries.

Answers common FAQ about the "mummy's curse", who the pharoahs were, and why the mummies are studied by scientists.

Uncovering details of a mummy from the 2nd century AD, with the help of modern medical imagery, a supercomputer, and an archeologist. Includes movies and close-up photographs.

An illustrated description of the wrapping process, the burial ceremonies, what animals were mummified, and how they are examined today. Animation allows viewers to unwrap and examine a virtual mummy.

The Smithsonian Institute describes how they were preserved and who they might have been, with suggestions for reading more about the subject.

Provides illustrated explanations about how and why it was done, the ceremonies that were performed, and what sorts of things were included with the body.

Illustrated step by step instructions for drying out a slice of apple using the same process used to preserve the dead in Ancient Egypt.

Outlines the preparation of a body for mummification, with diagrams of the different stages.

Explains the reasons for mummifying bodies, and shows how the process was used in ancient times and today. Includes an overview of mummies in films.

Made from plasticine and plaster, with step by step instructions, photographs, and decorations to download for painting.

Outlines the main stages involved used by ancient Egyptians in the preservation of the body of a dead person or animal.

Explains who they were, and how they were made. Includes photographs and a list of hieroglyphs and their meanings, as well as a dateline and glossary.

Interactive features allow the user to learn about how bodies were prepared, examine a mummy and its coffin, and take a journey through the underworld.

Unscramble the letters to discover the animals mummified by the Ancient Egyptians.

Print this page and find a way through the mummy's wrappings to reach the amulet inside.

Interactive illustration of the inside of a mummy, with details from scans and skull Xrays. [Requires Flash]

Story and photographs of a 3,000 year-old mummy, with an explanation of how the body of a pharaoh came to be in a museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

Interactive site using Xrays to uncover the secret of a mummy brought back from Egypt to Canada in 1913.