8,000-year-old skeletons in Portugal could be world’s oldest mummies
The discovery of forgotten photos is helping archaeologists piece together prehistoric burial practices.
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Mummified victims from South America help researchers understand how violence fit into ancient cultures
These individuals met some untimely, unfortunate ends.
X-rays reveal hidden amulet inside Egyptian child mummy
The 1,900-year-old mummy may have been royalty.
Tattoos in ancient Egypt may have been common
Tattoos were found on the skin of seven mummified Egyptian women. Previously, only six other such mummies had been found.
Ancient Egyptians embalmed mummies 1,500 years earlier than thought
The 'recipe' is remarkably similar to the one used by the most skilled ancient Egyptians, at the height of mummification.
Surreal, six-inch mummy with an elongated skull finally described by scientists
Spoiler alert: not an alien.
DNA study shows 4,000 year-old mummies are half brothers
The Two Brothers turned out to be, in fact, brothers. But it wasn't an easy feat.
Particle accelerator peers inside rare Egyptian-Roman mummy
This is one of only 100 such portrait mummies ever found in the world.
First DNA analysis of mummies shows ancient and modern Egyptians don’t really have much in common anymore
An unprecedented research which will pave the way for more ancient mummy genome sequencing.
Mummified child found in 17th century Lithuanian crypt might crack the mystery of smallpox virus
Though smallpox is now extinct, we need to learn about the origin of the virus.
Forensic experts reconstruct the face of a 2,300 year old Egyptian mummy
This is the closest we've come to seeing an ancient Egyptian woman.
Real mummified monk found in 1,000-year-old Buddha statue
Using CT-scans, researchers at the Netherlands-based Drents Museum imaged a mummified monk who lived 1,000 years ago inside a Buddha ...
Three Egyptian mummies receive CT scans
The Washington University received some unusual patients to scan: three Egyptian mummies. Curators and radiologists examine the mummy of Pet-Menekh ...
Mummies revealed that clogged arteries plagued the ancient world
You'd be tempted to think that clogged arteries are a problem of the modern world, with all the lack of ...