mummy

For decades, researchers have been trying to figure out who these mummified knees belonged to. And now, they believe they finally know the answer.

A 2,500-year-old mummified crocodile specimen held by the National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands has recently been found to contain at least 47 wrapped and preserved baby crocodiles, much to the surprise of experts.

An interdisciplinary team led by the University of Melbourne in Australia has reconstructed the face of an ancient Egyptian woman’s mummified head which had been stored in the school’s basement for decades.

New evidence supports controversial claims made by Egypt’s tourism minister.

A mummy uncovered at the ancient site of Cusco in Peru has surprised scientists with what was contained in its gut.

What connection did the child have to this prominent bishop?

A BBC documentary shows scientists revealing that most of the 800 ancient Egyptian animal mummies they scanned do not contain full skeletons; in fact, many contain no animal remains at all.

A Buddha statue dating back to the 11th or 12th century was examined by CT scan and endoscopy in the Netherlands late last year, revealing that it encapsulated the mummified remains of the Buddhist Master Liuquan.

A mummy estimated from preliminary investigations to be about 200 years old, sitting in the lotus meditation position, was found in Mongolia on Jan. 27.

For decades, researchers have been trying to figure out who these mummified knees belonged to. And now, they believe they finally know the answer.

A 2,500-year-old mummified crocodile specimen held by the National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands has recently been found to contain at least 47 wrapped and preserved baby crocodiles, much to the surprise of experts.

An interdisciplinary team led by the University of Melbourne in Australia has reconstructed the face of an ancient Egyptian woman’s mummified head which had been stored in the school’s basement for decades.

New evidence supports controversial claims made by Egypt’s tourism minister.

A mummy uncovered at the ancient site of Cusco in Peru has surprised scientists with what was contained in its gut.

What connection did the child have to this prominent bishop?

A BBC documentary shows scientists revealing that most of the 800 ancient Egyptian animal mummies they scanned do not contain full skeletons; in fact, many contain no animal remains at all.

A Buddha statue dating back to the 11th or 12th century was examined by CT scan and endoscopy in the Netherlands late last year, revealing that it encapsulated the mummified remains of the Buddhist Master Liuquan.

A mummy estimated from preliminary investigations to be about 200 years old, sitting in the lotus meditation position, was found in Mongolia on Jan. 27.