The recent unsealing of a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus has unveiled a mummy that has left experts astounded due to its ...

The green mummified remains of a teenager buried in Italy 200 to 400 years ago have given us new insights into the ...

Now, groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage has finally unraveled the chemical mystery behind this extraordinary preservation phenomenon. The teenage boy's remains, ...

the dominant narrative in American archaeology held that the first humans to arrive on the continent were eventually replaced ...

Archaeologists were left surprised during an investigation inside the Tomba del Cerbero — a tomb located in Giugliano, Italy. Following an inspection with a microcamera, experts discovered it was ...

The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm. Unlike the Egyptian mummification practice more familiar to modern Western ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Archaeologists have discovered the first known example of a pregnant mummy. The ancient remains are said date to the first century B.C. and were discovered in Thebes back in 1826—but experts had long ...

Ötzi's discovery ranks as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ötzi the ...

Prominent Egyptologist Zahi Hawass recently said that he is certain that a mummy he is currently studying will turn out to be that of Queen Nefertiti. Hawass, who has been studying Egyptian history ...

The incredibly preserved mummified body of a teenage girl ritualistically killed an estimated 500 years ago goes by many names in modern culture: Inca Maiden, La Doncella, and Llullaillaco Maiden to ...

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