Mummies
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Archaeologists finally peer inside Egyptian mummies first found in 1615
By Laura Geggel published
Ancient painted mummies found in Egypt more than 400 years ago were finally examined with CT scans.
Dozens of ancient penguin 'mummies' discovered at lost nesting site in Antarctica
By Brandon Specktor published
Melting snow in Antarctica reveals ancient penguin 'mummies' dating to 5,000 years ago.
59 priest mummies and statue of unusual god unearthed in Egypt
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists have now discovered 59 mummy coffins in Saqqara in Egypt. Many of the mummies are likely the remains of priests.
Facial reconstruction reveals Egyptian 'mummy portrait' was accurate except for one detail
By Laura Geggel published
A CT scan of an ancient mummy shows that its "mummy portrait" was almost, but not completely accurate.
Cave bear mummy discovered in Siberia still has its internal organs, fur and black nose
By Laura Geggel published
An ancient cave bear adult and cub mummy have been found in the melting permafrost of Siberia.
13 mummy coffins stacked in a well unearthed in ancient Egyptian necropolis
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists have yet to open any of the 2,500-year-old coffins.
A pup preserved in permafrost ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth
By Laura Geggel published
Before it died in what is now Siberia, this ice age puppy ate a chunk of woolly rhino meat.
Mummified kitten 'strangled' to death before being offered to the gods, new 3D scans reveal
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers scanned the mummified corpses of a cat, a snake and a bird, revealing the grim details of their deaths
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