Mummies
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![HIeroglyphic writing indicates that many of the people buried in the coffins were priests.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UE3AJG2SfyXvqjDoN3pN6F-320-80.jpg)
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.
![The young boy's "mummy portrait" next to the newly created 3D facial reconstruction.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VFrddYfpuVDFChdhG74Ky6-320-80.jpg)
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.
![The adult cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) mummy still has a nose.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEgjBqwaYgoYVkMPsqxBiD-320-80.jpg)
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.
![The painted coffins found at Saqqara were well preserved.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3uxjVsZJGvHjvKoqGVX2L3-320-80.jpg)
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.
![The ice age pup's well-preserved teeth are still sharp.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/45aGoCNY76e6fJnZDsJ5zP-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Scientists used a micro CT scanner to 'unwrap' a mummified kitten without even touching it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bFHq5YMQPN8gpRzeh24CT4-320-80.gif)
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
![The ancient Egyptian mummies of Horus (left) and Osiris (right) didn't hold what their museum notes indicated they did.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QLkxBhsLz3yCFzjnSKLR57-320-80.jpg)
Little ancient Egyptian mummies hold surprises inside … and they aren't human
By Laura Geggel published
One of these tiny mummies held the remains of a bird missing certain body parts.
!["Meritamun" was inscribed on the mummy's wrappings. And the researchers believe that when she was alive, Meritamun would have stood just under 5 feet (151 centimeters).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tfkhycnxBcvrSiCFEPJGBj-320-80.jpg)
'Screaming mummy' may have died of a heart attack, researchers say
By Stephanie Pappas published
An Egyptian woman who was mummified with her mouth open in a silent scream probably died of a heart attack, new research finds.
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