Ancient Egyptians are known for the art of mummification that wrapped the dead in bandages in order to preserve their body for the afterlife and a new discovery reveals more tails of the ritual. A 3,500-year-old medical papyrus was translated by the University of Copenhagen, which describes instructions on how to properly cover the dead person's face. The manuscript, dubbed the Papyrus Louvre-Carlsberg, reads like a memory aid, suggesting the ...