At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...
Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History has given researchers the opportunity to learn more about the ancient individuals inside mummies, without needing to disturb their delicate wrapping. A mobile ...
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A mummified body discovered over a century ago has been digitally unwrapped using CT technology, revealing the body of a teenage boy decorated with nearly 50 amulets highlighting a variety of ...
Scientists are rejoicing over the recent discovery of the first mummified saber-tooth cub in the history of paleontology. A team of paleontologists discovered a frozen mummy cub in northeast Russia in ...
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The ancient catacombs of Egypt contain millions of mummified birds of the species Threskiornis aethiopicus—better known as the African sacred ibis. Now researchers have cast new light on how the ...
A construction crew found a mummified body in the wall of a convention center in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, authorities said. A worker found the body around 1 p.m. in a wall that was being ...
An ancient Egyptian mummified cat thought to be a single creature was actually made up of body parts from several different felines, and had a textile ball in place of the head, scientists in France ...
The recent discovery of mummified cats in a well-preserved tomb probably shouldn't be surprising. It's a long-established fact that ancient Egyptians loved cats. What's perhaps more remarkable, ...
Followers of a spiritual group built a makeshift shrine to their leader in remote southern Colorado, placing her mummified body in a sleeping bag and decorating the remains with Christmas lights, ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A mystery is brewing in Oakland after the "mummified" remains of what "appears to be a man" were found inside a wall at the Kaiser Convention Center during renovation work ...
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