As the British Museum noted in a statement to CNN, the change isn’t a total ban on the word “mummy,” which is still used in the museum’s galleries. Nevertheless, a spate of online ...

The Guanche mummy was an adult male ... and accepted practice by many museums around the world, from the British Museum to ...

"The word ‘mummy’ is not incorrect ... beliefs about how their bodies should be treated after death." The British Museum in London rebutted a claim by the Daily Mail that they had banned ...

For centuries, ancient Egyptian mummies have been the most reliable crowd-pleasers in museums across Britain. London's British Museum alone holds over 100 mummies - bodies wrapped in linen and ...

British Museum. A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms. Mummies, Mummy-Cases, and other Objects connected with the Funeral Rites of the Ancient Egyptians. By E. A. Wallis Budge ...

A mummy of an Egyptian woman dating back to 700 A.D. has been scanned and stripped to reveal a tattoo on her thigh that displays the name of the biblical archangel Michael. Read more The grave of ...

The British Museum still uses the word “mummy” across its galleries, but also adopted the term “mummified person” in new displays as well. A spokesperson for the British Museum did point ...

Widespread claims that the British Museum has prohibited use of the term “mummy” in its exhibitions are untrue, according to the institution. Social media users shared posts claiming that the ...