Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Mortician and author Todd Harra discussed the death of U.S. Army officer Elmer Ellsworth. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted this event. This lesson ...

Ancient embalmers dipped a piece of red linen in a plant-based concoction before applying the cloth to the deceased's face. Ida Christensen / University of Copenhagen Egyptian mummies have fascinated ...

The ancient Egyptians developed sophisticated embalming treatments far earlier and across a wider geographical area than had been previously known, forensic tests on a well-known prehistoric mummy ...