In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white ...

We’re way ahead of anyone in Britain. Ancient Egyptian: What have you got in this linen sack thing anyway? Oh, a calendar! Now that is useful. It’s similar to our own solar calendar which has ...

Ancient Egyptians who could afford it prepared their ... dried, and wrapped in linen. "Victual mummies" is what Ikram calls this gourmet jerky for the hereafter. "Whether or not you got it ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that the deceased continued ... To restore its natural shape, the body was filled with linen or sand. It was then anointed with oils and resin to soften the skin and ...

Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people ... Not everyone could afford a new coffin or linen wrappings. A good coffin – but ...