Mummies

Ötzi the Iceman, a stunningly preserved mummy found in the Alps, sported an animal-heavy outfit that utilized multiple species, new genetic data reveals.

A Live Science investigation found that not only were these horrific events happening but that an enormous amount of potentially looted Egyptian artifacts had made their way into the United States.

About 99 million years ago, two bizarre spiders — each sporting hard, armored plates on their bodies and horns on their fangs — became mummified in sticky tree resin that turned into amber.

A miniature coffin discovered more than a century ago holds the remains of the youngest Egyptian ever embalmed as a mummy on record, researchers in England said.

New research suggests the pharaoh likely had his throat slit by conspirators in his harem.

King Tut is the only 18th Dynasty pharaoh whose mummy has been identified with certainty, says a new analysis.

A stash of 1,900-year-old Egyptian mummy paintings that sat mostly undisturbed for 100 years is helping researchers understand how ancient artists used a fashionable pigment called Egyptian blue.

For the first time, scientists have revealed how a remote Papua New Guinean clan mummifies the bodies of their people.

For the first time, scientists have revealed how a remote Papua New Guinean clan mummifies the bodies of their people.

Each of the tombs contains up to 40 mummies, ranging in age from babies to adults. The tombs were discovered at the 1,200-year-old ceremonial site called Tenahaha in Peru's Cotahuasi Valley.

Here's a look at images from a ceremonial site in Peru where archaeologists have discovered dozens of tombs, each filled with up to 40 mummies.

The famous Chinchorro mummies, which have remained preserved in Chile for more than 7,000 years, are now under threat from increased levels of moisture.