36 New Tombs With 30 to 40 Mummies Each Discovered in Aswan City in Egypt; Burials Contain Mummified Families Who Could Have Died Due to Infectious Disease

Medicine & Technology Jun 27, 2024

They found several mummified families in the tombs, noting that they could have died due to an infection. Read to learn more.

Ancient Baboon Mummy Origins Discovered in Egypt; Why Were These Animals Mummified?

Oct 24, 2023

As there are no wild baboons living in Egypt today and there is no evidence that suggests that these primates lived in ancient Egypt, the origins of ancient mummified baboons have remained a mystery. Read to learn more.

8 Pre-Inca Mummies, Various Artifacts Unearthed in Peru During Gas Line Installation

Oct 03, 2023

The mummies may have been part of a pre-Inca culture that got incorporated with the Inca Empire later on. Read to learn more.

Ancient Egypt Discoveries That Left an Imprint in 2022

Dec 28, 2022

Archaeologists were able to uncover numerous mysteries about ancient Egypt. Check out some of them!

Archaeologists Uncover Impressive Portraits of Egyptian Mummies

Dec 12, 2022

After more than a century, two new Egyptian mummy portraits have been found. Read to know more about this recent discovery.

Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Egyptian Mummies With Gold Tongues

Nov 29, 2022

Ancient Egyptian mummies were observed to have gold tongues in place of their real tongues. Read to know more about this discovery and what it could mean.

1,000-Year-Old South American Mummies Were Victims of Fatal Interpersonal Violence, New Study Suggests

Sep 13, 2022

Researchers CT-scanned the bodies of the mummies to examine their ages, preservation conditions, and possible cause of death. Read to know more.

Skulls, Skeletons in New Research Reveal How Frequent Violence Was Among Human Ancestors

Sep 09, 2022

The study of the skeletons and skulls of the three mummified remains revealed they were brutally killed during their lifetime. Read to know more about it.

Over a Dozen Mummified Bodies in San Bernardo, Colombia Were Naturally Preserved Due to Healthy Diet?

Mar 03, 2022

San Bernardo houses a collection of 100-year-old remains that are surprisingly well-preserved. Read on about Colombia's mummified collection here.

Buried 2,500 Years Ago With Golden Tongues: Relics of a Man and Woman Found in Ancient Egyptian Tombs

Dec 07, 2021

Bodies of a man and a woman who were buried with golden tongues were recently discovered and the discoverers said they were laid to rest 2,500 years ago.

Scientists Reconstructed the Faces of 3 Egyptian Mummies Using Ancient DNA Extracted From Their Bodies

Sep 28, 2021

For the first time, scientists were able to create 3D reconstructions of the faces of three Egyptian mummies using forensic DNA phenotyping, revealing what they would have looked like when they were still alive.

Chilean Chinchorro Mummies Now Protected by the World Heritage List; Who Were They?

Jul 28, 2021

On Tuesday, July 27, the UNESCO World Heritage List added a new cultural asset to its ranks: the Chilean Chinchorro mummies.

Mummies on Parade: Egypt Dismisses Myth on Pharaoh's Curse for Recent Unfortunate Incidents

Apr 05, 2021

On April 3, 22 royal Egyptian mummies were paraded in the streets of Cairo to relocate them from the old museum to the new one in al-Fustat.

2,500-Year-Old Sarcophagi Discovered in Saqqara, Egypt

Sep 21, 2020

Saqqara, Egypt, is one of the largest cemeteries, or necropolis, with mummies from various dynasties. The recent discovery of 27 stone tombs called sarcophagi is the largest discovery in a single site to date.

400-Year-Old Frozen Goat Offers Insight on Ice Mummies

Sep 08, 2020

A hiker discovered the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat embedded in a remote part of the Italian Alps.