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Children Among 40 Mummies Found in Egyptian Tombs

Archaeologists have uncovered 40 perfectly preserved mummies — including 10 children — in the desert province of Minya, Egypt. Found inside ancient tombs, the discovery spans the Ptolemaic to ...

Scientists have digitally removed the 'death masks' from four Colombian mummies, revealing their faces for the first time

The reconstructions are based on the skulls of four mummified individuals who had masks tightly fitted on their faces.
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Scientists find earliest evidence of mummification in Asia

Scientists have unearthed what they believe to be the oldest known evidence of human mummification in Southeast Asia. The ...

The family who hid a dead body in their house for six weeks

Their Yorkshire home hit the headlines in 2018 after a mummified corpse was found, yet the reclusive Japanese family still ...
The Debrief

12,000-Year-Old Evidence Reveals Smoke-Drying Mummies Preceded Egypt’s Pyramids

A new study suggests that the people of ancient southern China and Southeast Asia practiced mummification by curing bodies ...
New Scientist

Cheetahs naturally turned into mummies in caves in Saudi Arabia

The constant temperature and low humidity of a cave network in Saudi Arabia turned cheetahs, some of which died thousands of ...