Two mummies found buried together in ancient middle-class tomb. See the Egyptian site
Exploring an ancient burial complex in southern Egypt, archaeologists unearthed dozens of tombs still filled with coffins, mummies and artifacts. A preliminary analysis of the remains reveals some ...
La Brújula Verde15h
33 Tombs with Mummies of Young People and Newborns Discovered Around the Aga Khan Mausoleum, West of Aswan
The joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission, operating around the Aga Khan Mausoleum, west ... Some mummies showed signs of anemia, malnutrition, respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, and ...
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Inside Indonesian Dani tribe where women amputate their fingers to mourn loved ones after death, mothers 'bite off the tips of their babies' fingers' and men with sheathed ...
The 'Dani' tribe lived uncontacted by the outside world until 1938, when they were accidentally discovered tucked away in the Highlands of West Papua ... of the 250 year old Wimontok Mabel ...
Archaeology6d
The Well-Dressed Dead
A well-preserved mummy identified as a government official from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)—China’s last imperial […] ...
Hebdo Ahram1h
Aswan's newly discovered Graeco-Roman family tombs shed light on diseases
An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission has uncovered early this month a group of 33 previously unknown Graeco-Roman ...
Forbes23d
Mummies Over 4,000 Years Old Had Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
In fact, the estimated mean age of death for the mummies in the study was around 40 years old. Yes, back then 40 ... sort of like the West Coast highway 5 of arteries. The second most common ...
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Digital Unwrapping of Pharaoh's Mummy Reveals Curly Hair, Amulets, and Jewelry
Officials had at the museum decided against opening the mummy due to its beautiful preservation, including millennia-old flower garlands adorning the body, according to a press release about the ...
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Greenland mummies begin journey home from Harvard University
Greenlandic mummy of a six-month-old Inuit boy found in 1972 in Qilakitsoq, an important archaeological site in Greenland. (Choffa/Wikimedia Commons) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — After a nearly 100-year ...
Irish Sun11d
First pictures of 800-year-old mummies ‘completely destroyed’ after Dublin crypt blaze as attraction to close for summer
The pictures show the damage caused to the ancient mummies which attract thousands of tourists each year. The 800-year old crusader has been completely destroyed Although it's hoped three of the ...
Irish Sun9d
Two ‘alien’ mummies discovered in Peru tested to ‘prove authenticity’ as UFO investigator vows to solve Nazca mystery
The Peruvian journalist who has been leading the investigation into the mummies, believes they are thousands of years old and once walked among humans. Jois says he has proof showing the figures ...
Daily Mail5d
Archaeologists find depiction of 'Simpsons' character on 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy coffin
The depiction of a beloved 'Simpsons' character has been discovered inside a 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus. Archaeologists found the inner lid featured a drawing of a yellow-colored ...
The Independent12d
Five Dublin mummies destroyed in arson attack on crypt
He added that he thought the mummies were “beyond repair.” A man was arrested for an alleged offence under the Criminal Damage Act 1991. In 2019, vandals decapitated an 800-year-old skeleton ...