Journey to Eternal Life: Ancient Egyptian Artifacts, Mummies, and Pyramids Egyptian Mummies The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification ...

That's right - reptile droppings. Amorous Ancient Egyptian women used crocodile pooh pessaries. Documents dating back to 1850BC refer to this method of contraception. Crocodile dung is actually ...

Unlike the elaborate attire often depicted in TV series, ancient Chinese wore clothing that was lighter and thinner than modern imaginations can fathom.