Mummies
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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

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.

'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.

Mummification: The lost art of embalming the dead
By Tom Garlinghouse published
Mummification, or the process of preserving the dead, was once a widespread practice among many ancient societies.

Mummy of ancient Egyptian teenager, buried in fine jewelry, discovered in Luxor
By Laura Geggel published
This teenager was decked out in priceless jewelry.

Mummies of ancient Egyptian priests found buried with thousands of afterlife 'servants'
By Owen Jarus published
A massive burial ground holding the remains of several high priests of ancient Egypt, along with their assistants, has been discovered in the northern part of the site of Tuna el-Gebel.

Egyptian mummy cold case closed: 'Takabuti' was stabbed to death
By Laura Geggel published
This cold case is finally cracked; the mummified woman was murdered with a knife.
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