Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

The girl was only 13 years old when she was sacrificed to the gods but had been frozen in time for hundreds of years when a ...

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

Named "Juanita," she is the best-preserved Incan mummy ever discovered. With long black hair, a graceful neck, and well-muscled arms, Juanita was found wrapped in a cocoon of fine textiles and ...

What appeared to be a simple body protruding from the glacier turned out to be the remarkably well-preserved remains of ... researchers soon realised that the mummy belonged to a much earlier ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians are perhaps the best known mummy-makers—though initially, it was their climate, not their skill, that preserved their dead. Arid desert ...

POLICE have uncovered a creepy well-preserved mummy hidden in an alleged smuggler's house after a shock raid. The mummy is thought to be that of a Christian person from the Middle Ages.

In the study, the most well-preserved mummy was in a coffin with a gilded mask, and even though it was one of the oldest, it had a wide variety of odor compounds that were often found in higher ...

remains one of the best preserved ancient bodies in all of Europe. The level of detail on his face is staggering—not bad for a 2,000-year-old mummy Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content ...

Discovered in 1763-1764, it was one of at least a thousand mummies in the cave wrapped in “exquisitely sewn skins”. Of the discovered bodies, the best preserved one was sent to Madrid and has ...

These mummies span different historical periods ... suggesting standardized embalming practices during this era. The best-preserved specimen, dating to the New Kingdom period, revealed unique ...