But some museums in Britain are now using words other than “mummy” to describe their displays of ancient Egyptian human remains. Instead, they are starting to adopt terms such as “mummified ...

Some museums in Britain are now using words other than "mummy" to describe their displays of ancient Egyptian human remains.

News Don’t say ‘mummy’: Why museums are rebranding ancient Egyptian remains Jaroslav Moravcik/Adobe Stock The British Museum wants to emphasize that mummified remains were once living people.