Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies, statues, and a Book of the Dead papyrus scroll.

For centuries, the Bardo Thodol, known in the West as the Tibetan Book of the Dead, has served as one of the most influential texts in Tibetan Buddhism. Traditionally recited to the dying and the ...

Rare Book of the Dead papyrus positioned within New Kingdom burial practice narrative The discovery has been placed under the oversight of Egypt’s antiquities authorities, with plans for selected ...

Introduction: Life and afterlife in the ancient Egyptian cosmos -- Preparing for the afterlife -- The evolution of the Book of the dead / by Irmtraut Munro -- The day of burial -- The mummy in the ...