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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The Identity of This Remarkably Well-Preserved Egyptian Mummy Remains a Mystery

September 19, 2018 | Article

Archaeologists have discovered several ancient Egyptian mummies — including the remains of a remarkably well-preserved individual — in a tomb along the west bank of the Nile River, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement released today.
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Amazingly Preserved Wolf Pup Mummy Discovered in Yukon Gold Mine

September 18, 2018 | Article

Frozen for more than 50,000 years, the pup still has its tail and paws.
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Here's Why There Are Hundreds of Ancient, Mummified Penguins in Antarctica

September 10, 2018 | Article

The bodies of hundreds of mummified penguins in Antarctica aren't a sign of an ancient illness that swept through the icy continent, nor are they the remains of a penguin massacre by a ravenous predator.
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'Cursed' Mummy Cheese Might Be the World's Oldest, Researchers Say

August 16, 2018 | Article

Let us (not) eat the whitish mummy cheese.
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This Ancient Mummy Is Older Than the Pharaohs

August 16, 2018 | Article

Mummification in ancient Egypt began 1,500 years earlier than once thought.
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Trophy Heads and Mummies Discovered in Ancient Peruvian Pits

August 09, 2018 | Article

The nearly 1,500-year-old remains of at least 60 people and six trophy heads have been discovered in deep pits in Vitor Valley in southern Peru.
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Dressed to Kill: Chilean Mummies' Clothes Were Colored with Deadly Toxin

July 27, 2018 | Article

Fabric buried with two ancient Chilean mummies is to die for.
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Mummy Wearing Gold-Gilded Face Mask Discovered at Ancient Egypt Burial Ground

July 14, 2018 | Article

The face mask was among a treasure trove of discoveries that included mummies, a burial shaft, mummification workshop and sarcophagi.
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Here's What Ötzi the Iceman Ate Before He Was Murdered

July 12, 2018 | Article

A mere 2 hours before his grisly murder about 5,300 years ago, Ötzi the iceman chowed down on some mouthwatering morsels: wild meat from ibex and red deer, cereals from einkorn wheat and — oddly enough — poisonous fern, a new study finds.
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'Sleeping Beauty' Mummy Buried with Riches and Snacks for the Afterlife

June 26, 2018 | Article

About 2,000 years ago, during the time Jesus supposedly walked the Earth, people buried a young woman wearing a silk skirt in a stone grave.
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