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Mysterious white substance smeared on 3,600-year-old mummies is world's oldest cheeseWhen researchers tested a mysterious substance on the heads and necks of ancient mummies found in China's Tarim Basin, they discovered that it was the world's oldest cheese.
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Could bacteria or viruses lurking in ancient Egyptian mummies unleash a plague today?Do mummies contain pathogens that could be transferred to humans today, and should we be worried?
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'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillsideThe more than 30 tombs include family burials, such as children buried with their parents, in a hillside in Aswan, Egypt.
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King Tutankhamun: Life, death and mummy of ancient Egypt's boy pharaohTutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose lavish tomb became world-famous upon its discovery in 1922.
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When did the ancient Egyptians first mummify their dead?Before the ancient Egyptians purposefully mummified their dead, the desert did it for them naturally.
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73 pre-Incan mummies, some with 'false heads,' unearthed from Wari Empire in PeruSeveral dozen burials from the Wari culture, which prospered in the region before the Inca took over, were unearthed in Peru.
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Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any mapsA new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.
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22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirmsMummified mice found atop volcanoes in South America have long hinted that rodents forage on peaks as tall as 22,000 feet, but it turns out mice permanently live at these extreme heights.
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See gorgeous ancient Egyptian 'mummy portraits' from nearly 2 millennia agoThese ancient 'mummy portraits' provide a window into ancient Egyptian life and culture.
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