Mummies

Mummies provide a window into the traditions and rituals practiced by ancient cultures. Modern analyses on their bones, teeth, hair and preserved soft tissues can also provide information on the health conditions these ancient people experienced, as well as what type of food they ate. Here's the latest news on mummies and what analyses have revealed about their lives.

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Dozens of Mummified Mice and Birds Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb

April 10, 2019 | Article

The well-preserved burial chamber was vividly painted with funerary scenes.
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60 Ancient Egyptian Mummies Entombed Together Died 'Bloody, Fearsome Deaths'

April 04, 2019 | Article

Why did all these mummies end up in the same place?
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Stolen Mummy Feet, Arms and More Found Stashed in Speakers at Cairo Airport

February 25, 2019 | Article

Egyptian officials at the airport discovered smuggled mummy parts.
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Maze of Tombs in Egypt Holds Many Mummies Dating Back 2,300 Years

February 05, 2019 | Article

The mummies spanned all ages and were buried in various types of tombs, all seeming to date back to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which lasted from 305 to 30 B.C.
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500-Year-Old Greenland Mummies Had Heart Disease, Scans Show

January 25, 2019 | Article

Signs of ancient plaque in mummies' hearts hint at cardiovascular disease.
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Exquisitely Preserved Mummies Discovered in One of Egypt's Largest Tombs

November 27, 2018 | Article

The tomb is so big that archaeologists have been excavating since the 19th century.
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Photos: Mummies Discovered in Tombs in Ancient Egyptian City

November 27, 2018 | Image Album

Archaeologists have discovered several mummies and sarcophagi in two separate tombs near Luxor (ancient Thebes) in Egypt.
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North America's Oldest Mummy Sheds Light on Ancient Migrations

November 13, 2018 | Article

A 10,600-year-old mummy found in Nevada is helping scientists fill in their fuzzy picture of how humans first migrated into the Americas.
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Purrfect Photos: Cat Mummies and Wooden Cat Statues Discovered at Ancient Egyptian Burial Complex

November 12, 2018 | Image Album

Tens of cat mummies and around 100 wooden statues of cats were discovered near a pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt. The area seems to have been used for cat burials thousands of years ago.
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Tens of Cat Mummies and 100 Cat Statues Found Near Ancient Egyptian Pyramid

November 12, 2018 | Article

Ancient Egyptians seem to have been "cat people," or at least cat mummy people.
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