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...
SciShow
Arctic Bison Mummy!
SciShow News explains how Wikipedia has been used to track, and even predict, outbreaks of disease all over the world, and then introduces you to the most complete naturally mummified bison ever found.
SciShow
Why Are Honeybees Making Mummies?
Sure, honeybees make delicious honey. But have you ever heard of propolis, the spitty glue they use to mummify intruders?
Curated Video
Mummies: Unveiling the Ancient Egyptian Practice of Mummification
This video provides a fascinating look into the world of mummies, explaining the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and its significance in their belief system. It highlights the incredible preservation of mummies, with a focus...
Wonderscape
Mummies of Egypt: Beyond King Tut
Explore the famous mummies of Egypt besides King Tut. Learn about Ramses II's powerful legacy, Hatshepsut's rule as a rare female pharaoh, and the significance of animal mummies in Egyptian culture. Discover how archaeologists used...
Curated Video
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tombs Preceding the Great Pyramids
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed over 20 mud brick tombs that predate the Great Pyramids by 2,000 years. These burial chambers belonged to officials from the first ancient Egyptian dynasty, dating back to 3100-2890 BC. The...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Ancient Egyptian Burial
This video explores five fun facts about Ancient Egyptian Burial.
Curated Video
The science of Ancient Egypt
How ancient Egyptians society developed and flourished civilization by starting out a revolution to develop their economy. A look at their major contribution towards science and technology. Some facts about orgination of Giza Pyramids...
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...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Ancient Egyptians Made Mummies?
This video is answering the question of how ancient Egyptians made mummies.
60 Second Histories
Mummification - part 1
An Egyptian high priest talks about life after death and what happens when a pharaoh dies, he explains the grisly process of mummification to preserve the body and turn it into a mummy.
60 Second Histories
Canopic jars
An Egyptian high priest describes the organs that are retained from the body during the mummification process, and explains how they are stored in canopic jars.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About Mummies
Many are aware of the mummies found in the tombs of Egypt. But in addition to the mummified bodies of the ancient pharaohs like King Tut, archaeologists also found cat mummies, dog mummies, and alligator mummies. In a video interview,...
TED-Ed
How to Make a Mummy
Were the ancient Egyptians successful in evading decomposition during the mummification process? What happens to the human body after death? This fascinating video combines a study of biology and the mummification process of some...
Curated OER
The Dino Mummy, A Tour of the Body
Casey Gardener takes your class to meet Leonardo, one of the most intact dinosaur mummies ever found. A prominent paleontologist takes you on a tour of the dinosaur's body, showing how fossils and mummies can tell the story of life as it...
Curated OER
What is a Dino Mummy?
Excite your class with this clip that describes one of the most interesting dinosaur finds ever. Found by a high school student, a completely articulated mummified hadrosaur was uncovered in the high deserts of North Dakota. Why are...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Mummy Science Natural and Cultural Preserved Remains
How can modern science help unravel the history of mummies? Compare human-made mummies with naturally made mummies. [29:16]
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 12 Egypt
Chapter 12 podcast [24:51] from Rob Monaco, in which he teaches all about ancient Egypt. Fun and informative history lesson with links to related content.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Were Mummies Made in Ancient Egypt?
How would you prepare for the afterlife? Join Asher, age 11, as he investigates the ancient Egyptian mummification process in this video. [2:36]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Mummification Process
This video [2:44] explains how Ancient Egyptian mummification preserved the body for the afterlife by removing internal organs and moisture and by wrapping the body with linen. This animation uses the Getty's mummy Herakleides. Created...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Dark Stuff, at the British Museum
In this video [2:51] Tim Noble and Sue Webster describe themselves as artists of circumstance. Walking through the Egyptian galleries they were inspired as to how to use the mice, shrews and toads they had collected. Curator Neal Spencer...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gebelein Man: Virtual Autopsy, Exploring a Mummy From Early Egypt
This man died more than five thousand years ago and was buried at the site of Gebelein, in Upper Egypt. The reconstruction of his grave illustrates the early Egyptian custom of placing the body in a contracted, foetal position, usually...