Groundbreaking evidence from Modern France has revealed that early European aristocrats engaged in preservation rituals.

So, what does it all entail? Embalming is a common funerary practice that aims to preserve the body by slowing decomposition.

Embalming, once thought to be exclusive to ancient Egypt or South America, has now been identified in Europe. Recent study of the crypts found at Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ...

"A lot of the cemeteries are actually running out of space. Cremations are definitely becoming a lot more common" ...

Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...

Grieving loved ones may no longer be able to pay their last respects to dead relatives when the EU bans the chemical in embalming fluid. That is the fear of Britain's funeral directors after MEPs ...