To ensure body and spirit remain everlasting, the Egyptians developed elaborate rituals, massive tombs, and even magic incantations passed down through millennia. Not only do the entombed remains display a shocking knowledge of biology and chemistry, they hold the promise of a life beyond the mortal coil... While some ancient cultures lavished bodies with burial goods, the Romans were all about processional pomp and grandeur. What can be learned from the war wounds of the skeletons found in the Gladiator Burial Pit of Ephesus? Or the remains of the victims of Mt. Vesuvius? The remote Mustang Caves of Nepal hold thousand-year-old corpses. But a deeper investigation yields shocking information. What ritual climb accompanied their burial? What symbols were left for the living?