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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Photos: Ancient Egyptian Cemetery with 1 Million Mummies

December 16, 2014 | Article

An ancient Egyptian cemetery that contains more than 1 million mummies was unearthed by a team of archaeologists from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
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Mummified Fetus Discovered in Italy (Photos)

October 02, 2014 | Article

The mummified body of a 29-week-old fetus that had been operated on while in the womb more than 100 years ago, has been discovered in Italy.
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In Photos: Egypt's Oldest Mummy Wrappings

August 13, 2014 | Image Album

Archaeologists have found evidence that Egyptians mummified their dead 1,500 years earlier than previously believed.
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Oldest Evidence for Egyptian Mummy Making Discovered

August 13, 2014 | Article

Egyptians may have started making mummies more than 6,000 years ago, about 1,500 years earlier than researchers previously believed the practice began.
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Ancient Egyptian Mummy Found With Brain, No Heart

April 06, 2014 | Article

The mummified women, who lived 1,700 years ago, has a plaque on her abdomen that may have been intended to ritually heal her, say a team of researchers who examined the female body with CT scans.
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Photos: 1,700-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Revealed

April 06, 2014 | Image Album

A 1,700-year-old mummy discovered in ancient Egypt has a brain, no heart and plaques over her sternum and abdomen, say researchers.
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Mummies' Milk: World's Oldest Cheese Found in China

February 28, 2014 | Article

Ancient mummies unearthed in the Taklamakan Desert in China were buried with chunks of cheese, the oldest evidence of cheese yet found.
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King Tut's Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle

January 02, 2014 | Article

Possibly the first-known mummified erect penis, and other burial anomalies, were not accidents during embalming, but rather deliberate attempts to make the king appear as Osiris, the god of the underworld, in as literal a way as possible.
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Mummy's Colorful Collar Found in Egyptian Tomb

November 05, 2013 | Article

Dating back around 2,300 years ago and found in modern-day Luxor, the newfound collar may have been worn by the mummy of a wealthy undertaker. It is painted in vivid colors, designs and images that show elements of ancient Egyptian religion.
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Can Health Conditions Create Real Halloween Spooks?

October 29, 2013 | Article

Some researchers claim that there is scientific evidence linking Halloween spooks to rare but real medical conditions. Here's an explanation of how medical researchers may have discovered the scientific roots that underlie so-called monsters.
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