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Bronze Age Tarim mummies aren't who scientists thought they were -
3 Egyptian mummy faces revealed in stunning reconstructionUsing genetic data, a forensic artist rebuilt the faces of three ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing each individual's likely appearance as a 25-year-old.
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Stunningly preserved mummy of slave found in Pompeii graveyardThe partially mummified remains of an urbane Pompeii resident have been discovered in a tomb outside the city center.
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Frozen mummy of extinct cave lion is 'best-preserved ice age animal ever found,' researchers sayResearchers have analyzed the mummified bodies of two extinct Ice Age lion cubs in unprecedented detail.
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Pristine DNA recovered from 1,600-year-old sheep mummyThe sheep specimen is a rare example of "natural" mummification.
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Glitzy parade of 22 mummified pharaohs fills Cairo streetsThe 22 mummies included 18 kings and four queens.
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Ancient papyrus holds the world’s oldest guide to mummificationA newly discovered instruction manual for embalming mummies in ancient Egypt contains the earliest known description of these mysterious techniques.
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Never-before-seen 'mud mummy' from Egypt discovered in wrong coffinAn ancient Egyptian mummy was damaged and then wrapped in an unusual mud carapace.
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Mummy with a gold tongue found in EgyptArchaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old mummy with a gold tongue at an ancient Egyptian site called Taposiris Magna.
