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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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800-Year-Old Mummy Reveals Unusual Facial Tattoos Made from Rare Minerals
A newly analysed 800-year-old female mummy has surprised researchers with minimalist facial tattoos made from unusual mineral-based ink. Unlike the elaborate designs typically found in Andean mummies, this woman’s tattoos were composed of simple lines and an S-shape, made from magnetite and augite. Discovered in the Italian Museum of Anthropology...
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Virtual Autopsy Shows 'Screaming Woman' Mummy Endured Agonising Death
A virtual autopsy of the "Screaming Woman" mummy, discovered in Egypt in 1935, reveals a dramatic and painful death, with her face frozen in a scream due to a cadaveric spasm. This condition occurs when muscles stiffen immediately before death, often due to extreme distress. The study, published on August 2, 2024, in Frontiers in Medicine, highligh...
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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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Peruvian Archaeologists Find Adolescent Mummy Wrapped In Bundle
Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times.
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Coloured Portraits Of Ancient Egyptian Mummies Revealed In New Discovery
The team also discovered a funerary building, records written on papyrus, pottery and coffins dating from the Ptolemaic period.
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Archaeologist Claims Queen Nefertiti's Mummy Has Been Found
An archaeologist has claimed that he has found the mummy of Nefertiti, the wife of King Akhenaton and queen of Egypt, who was renowned for her beauty.
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Mummified Children, Likely Sacrificed Centuries Ago, Unearthed In Peru
Six mummified children thought to have been sacrificed hundreds of years ago, apparently to accompany a dead nobleman to the afterlife, have been unearthed in a tomb near Lima, archaeologists reported.
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Mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I ‘Digitally Unwrapped’ Since Its Discovery in 1881
Egypt has "digitally unwrapped" the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask.
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Peru Archeologists Find Mummy Up To 1,200 Years Old
Archeologists in Peru working on a site in the outskirts of the capital Lima have unearthed a mummy believed to be between 800 and 1,200 years old -- and, surprisingly, bound with rope.
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Viral Video: Ancient Mummy Coffin, Sealed 2,500 Years Ago, Opened In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience. On Saturday, dozens of people watched and filmed as archaeologists unsealed the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier this year in Saqqara.
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40 Mummies, Including Of Children And Animals, Found In Egypt
Researchers in Egypt have discovered more than 40 mummies at a burial site in central Egypt dating to the Ptolemaic era, the antiquities ministry said Saturday.
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Dozens Of Mummified Cats Found In Ancient Egyptian Tomb
Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication.
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Who's Your Mummy? Genetic Secrets Of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Africa.
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8 Mummies Unearthed In Egypt's Ancient Tomb
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed several mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of Luxor hailed as an 'important discovery'.
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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.
-
800-Year-Old Mummy Reveals Unusual Facial Tattoos Made from Rare Minerals
A newly analysed 800-year-old female mummy has surprised researchers with minimalist facial tattoos made from unusual mineral-based ink. Unlike the elaborate designs typically found in Andean mummies, this woman’s tattoos were composed of simple lines and an S-shape, made from magnetite and augite. Discovered in the Italian Museum of Anthropology...
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Virtual Autopsy Shows 'Screaming Woman' Mummy Endured Agonising Death
A virtual autopsy of the "Screaming Woman" mummy, discovered in Egypt in 1935, reveals a dramatic and painful death, with her face frozen in a scream due to a cadaveric spasm. This condition occurs when muscles stiffen immediately before death, often due to extreme distress. The study, published on August 2, 2024, in Frontiers in Medicine, highligh...
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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.
-
Peruvian Archaeologists Find Adolescent Mummy Wrapped In Bundle
Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times.
-
Coloured Portraits Of Ancient Egyptian Mummies Revealed In New Discovery
The team also discovered a funerary building, records written on papyrus, pottery and coffins dating from the Ptolemaic period.
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Archaeologist Claims Queen Nefertiti's Mummy Has Been Found
An archaeologist has claimed that he has found the mummy of Nefertiti, the wife of King Akhenaton and queen of Egypt, who was renowned for her beauty.
-
Mummified Children, Likely Sacrificed Centuries Ago, Unearthed In Peru
Six mummified children thought to have been sacrificed hundreds of years ago, apparently to accompany a dead nobleman to the afterlife, have been unearthed in a tomb near Lima, archaeologists reported.
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Mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I ‘Digitally Unwrapped’ Since Its Discovery in 1881
Egypt has "digitally unwrapped" the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask.
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Peru Archeologists Find Mummy Up To 1,200 Years Old
Archeologists in Peru working on a site in the outskirts of the capital Lima have unearthed a mummy believed to be between 800 and 1,200 years old -- and, surprisingly, bound with rope.
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Viral Video: Ancient Mummy Coffin, Sealed 2,500 Years Ago, Opened In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience. On Saturday, dozens of people watched and filmed as archaeologists unsealed the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier this year in Saqqara.
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40 Mummies, Including Of Children And Animals, Found In Egypt
Researchers in Egypt have discovered more than 40 mummies at a burial site in central Egypt dating to the Ptolemaic era, the antiquities ministry said Saturday.
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Dozens Of Mummified Cats Found In Ancient Egyptian Tomb
Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication.
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Who's Your Mummy? Genetic Secrets Of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Africa.
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8 Mummies Unearthed In Egypt's Ancient Tomb
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed several mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of Luxor hailed as an 'important discovery'.
