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Green Mummy Mystery Solved As Scientists Reveal Secret Behind Its Unique Colour
The mummified remains of a 12-14-year-old boy were discovered in the basement of an ancient villa in Bologna, northern Italy, in 1987.
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Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study
Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.
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US Woman Arrested After Daughter's 'Mummified' Body Found In Hotel Room
A Tennessee woman has been arrested after authorities found her daughter's mummified body in her hotel room.
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In Startling Discovery, Experts Claim Peruvian 'Alien Mummies' Were Murdered
These findings add a new layer to the mystery surrounding the mummies, which were first discovered in 2017.
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American Mountaineer Found Mummified In Peru 22 Years After Vanishing
The preserved body of an American mountaineer -- who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru -- has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday.
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Controversy Erupts In Mexico After Museum Staff Accidentally Break Arm Off 19th-Century Mummy
The incident has now sparked a dispute between Mexico's federal archaeology agency and the state government of Guanajuato over the treatment of the country's mummified bodies.
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Dead Bodies In This Colombian Town Keep Mummifying, And Nobody Knows Why
In the small, mountainous Colombian town of San Bernardo, an unusual discovery has left residents and scientists confused. There's a common occurrence at the town's municipal cemetery - deceased residents keep mummifying without preservatives.
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US Teacher's Limbs "Mummified" By Infection, Forced to Undergo Amputation
Sherri's body's resistance to infection was weakened by the arthritis medicine she was taking, which made the situation worse.
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Russian Woman Slept With Husband's Mummified Corpse For 4 Years, Performed Rituals
Recently, a social worker checking on the family's minor children discovered the mummified body.
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Shark That Ate Russian Man On Camera To Be Mummified In Egypt Museum
Some of his body parts were recovered inside the shark's stomach, while the rest were recovered by fishermen from the sea.
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Man Kept Mother's Mummified Body On His Couch For 13 Years, Arrested
The owner of the house has been taken by paramedics to the hospital where he will be examined by expert psychiatrists.
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"Virtually Mummified" Woman's Body Found In Donation Bin In US
An autopsy is scheduled to take place on Wednesday to determine the cause and manner of death.
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Mummified Body Of Woman Found 2 Years After Death, Sitting At Table
Italian police have discovered the mummified remains of a 70-year-old woman sitting at a table more than two years after she died, prompting calls for better elder care in the country.
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"Mummified" Body Found In Wooden Box In Bhopal Flat, Locked For Months
A highly decomposed body was found from a locked flat in Vidya Nagar in Bhopal, police said Monday.
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79-Year-Old French Man Lived With Father's Mummified Body For 10 Years
French police have found the mummified body of a man who died a decade ago in the flat of his deceased 79-year-old son, the police said on Thursday.
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Green Mummy Mystery Solved As Scientists Reveal Secret Behind Its Unique Colour
The mummified remains of a 12-14-year-old boy were discovered in the basement of an ancient villa in Bologna, northern Italy, in 1987.
-
Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study
Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.
-
US Woman Arrested After Daughter's 'Mummified' Body Found In Hotel Room
A Tennessee woman has been arrested after authorities found her daughter's mummified body in her hotel room.
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In Startling Discovery, Experts Claim Peruvian 'Alien Mummies' Were Murdered
These findings add a new layer to the mystery surrounding the mummies, which were first discovered in 2017.
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American Mountaineer Found Mummified In Peru 22 Years After Vanishing
The preserved body of an American mountaineer -- who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru -- has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday.
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Controversy Erupts In Mexico After Museum Staff Accidentally Break Arm Off 19th-Century Mummy
The incident has now sparked a dispute between Mexico's federal archaeology agency and the state government of Guanajuato over the treatment of the country's mummified bodies.
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Dead Bodies In This Colombian Town Keep Mummifying, And Nobody Knows Why
In the small, mountainous Colombian town of San Bernardo, an unusual discovery has left residents and scientists confused. There's a common occurrence at the town's municipal cemetery - deceased residents keep mummifying without preservatives.
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US Teacher's Limbs "Mummified" By Infection, Forced to Undergo Amputation
Sherri's body's resistance to infection was weakened by the arthritis medicine she was taking, which made the situation worse.
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Russian Woman Slept With Husband's Mummified Corpse For 4 Years, Performed Rituals
Recently, a social worker checking on the family's minor children discovered the mummified body.
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Shark That Ate Russian Man On Camera To Be Mummified In Egypt Museum
Some of his body parts were recovered inside the shark's stomach, while the rest were recovered by fishermen from the sea.
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Man Kept Mother's Mummified Body On His Couch For 13 Years, Arrested
The owner of the house has been taken by paramedics to the hospital where he will be examined by expert psychiatrists.
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"Virtually Mummified" Woman's Body Found In Donation Bin In US
An autopsy is scheduled to take place on Wednesday to determine the cause and manner of death.
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Mummified Body Of Woman Found 2 Years After Death, Sitting At Table
Italian police have discovered the mummified remains of a 70-year-old woman sitting at a table more than two years after she died, prompting calls for better elder care in the country.
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"Mummified" Body Found In Wooden Box In Bhopal Flat, Locked For Months
A highly decomposed body was found from a locked flat in Vidya Nagar in Bhopal, police said Monday.
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79-Year-Old French Man Lived With Father's Mummified Body For 10 Years
French police have found the mummified body of a man who died a decade ago in the flat of his deceased 79-year-old son, the police said on Thursday.
