Archaeologists Uncover Impressive Portraits of Egyptian Mummies

Medicine & Technology 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.

Victorian People Unwrap Egyptian Mummies for Post-Dinner Entertainment Believing It Can Treat Diseases

Jun 12, 2022

Victorian people used Egyptian mummies as medicine for certain illnesses. They were also used as post-dinner entertainment at parties. Read to know more.

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.

Skeletons in Jars: Archaeologists Uncover Mysterious Burial Rite in French Island

Apr 13, 2021

Archaeologists unearthed the skeletal remains of ancient Corsicans entombed in ceramic jars.

Three Similar Mummy Burials in Saqqara Undergo CT Scans

Nov 11, 2020

CT scans have allowed scientists to view the inside of coffins and mummies compared to X-ray scans. A new study shares the contents - such as jewelry and coins - and the medical conditions of three mummies.

Frozen Chamois Discovery May Help Scientists Preserve Ice Mummy DNA

Sep 08, 2020

A frozen 400-year-old chamois, a goat-antelope species, was discovered by hikers in the Italian Alps. Scientists hope that further research will help them find ways to conserve the DNA of ice mummies.

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.

8 Mummies, 1,000 Statues, 10 Sarcophagi Discovered At 3,500-Year-Old Tomb In Luxor, Egypt

Apr 19, 2017

Find out more about the Egyptian archeologists' discovery of eight mummies and more here.

Tombs Filled with Mummies Discovered in Peru

Apr 10, 2015

Scientists have discovered tombs filled with up to 40 mummies, each around a 1,200 year old ceremonial site in Peru's Cotahuasi Valley. Thus far, archaeologists have excavated seven tombs containing at least 171 mummies in an area now called Tenahaha.

Climate Change Degrading Ancient Mummies

Mar 10, 2015

About 7 thousands years ago and predating the Egyptians by several thousands of years lived a tribe of people off the coast of Chile and southern Peru lived a tribe of people known today as "the Chinchorro". Like the ancient Egyptians, the Chinchorro used to mummify its dead, creating the oldest known mummies on Earth. But today, these mummies are now threatened by climate change.