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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Scientists have digitally removed the 'death masks' from four Colombian mummies, revealing their faces for the first time
The reconstructions are based on the skulls of four mummified individuals who had masks tightly fitted on their faces.
Ötzi quiz: What do you know about the Iceman mummy who was murdered 5,300 years ago in the Alps?
Think you know a lot about Ötzi the Iceman? Don't get left in the cold — take our quiz!
World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find
The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.
350-year-old mummified head from Bolivia isn't what it seems
A mummified skull from Bolivia was long thought to be of an Inca man, but a new study finds it had a different history.
2,300-year-old arm tats on mummified woman reveal new insights about tattooing technique in ancient Siberia
A new analysis used near-infrared photography to shed light on the methods and tools for creating tattoos in the Early Iron Age Pazyryk culture.
14,000-year-old ice age 'puppies' were actually wolf sisters that dined on woolly rhino for last meal
A pair of canines found in Siberian permafrost were wolf sisters that died shortly after eating.
Rare face tattoos on 800-year-old mystery mummy baffle archaeologists
Analysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.
What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?
The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.
