“Tuthmosis III's mummy was rewrapped following damage by tomb robbers, then reburied in Deir el-Bahari.”

“Here was mummy, the matriarch, whose strength had sustained us for so many years, her own health now in limbo.”

“I turned myself in to be executed, but before I did, I paid off my mummifier.”

“The preservation of the body through the practice of mummification was also part of this process.”

“It's not that uncommon to get some mummification in church crypts, but to get such good mummification with so many bodies is quite exceptional.”

“Their elaborate fabrics, woven on looms from cotton and alpaca wool, are known today because they were used in a type of mummification process.”

“Tuthmosis III's mummy was rewrapped following damage by tomb robbers, then reburied in Deir el-Bahari.”

“Here was mummy, the matriarch, whose strength had sustained us for so many years, her own health now in limbo.”

“From computerised tomography scans of hives flash-frozen at 5-minute intervals, Greco's team found the mummifications take less than 10 minutes.”

“Forget yummy mummies, those mothers take style and success to a whole new level.”

“They did, however, think the skeletons looked very unusual, being very highly flexed, like Peruvian mummies.”

“Nine mummies were lying there, inside coffins which were partly covered, partly uncovered, and mostly bearing royal cartouches.”