mummies

New evidence suggests 'Screaming Woman' mummy died in pain

6:27pm August 02, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The mummy is believed to be a relative of Senmut, an architect who worked during the reign of ancient Egypt’s most powerful female leader, Queen Hatshepsut. Senmut’s final years also remain a mystery.

Egyptologists say that these markings on a predynastic male mummy, revealed using infrared imaging, are tattoos showing two animals.

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Some Of The Oldest-Ever Tattoos Found On Egyptian Mummies

4:56pm March 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Thanks to new technology, archaeologists in the British Museum have just discovered what they say are the earliest-known body art displaying figures.

Archaeologists found sarcophagi made of limestone and clay.

PHOTOS: 17 Mummies Unearthed In Egypt

4:25pm May 14, 2017

by James Doubek

Archaeologists announced the discovery of 17 mummies in central Egypt, believed to be from Egypt's Greco-Roman period. The country is hoping the find will boost tourism.

Samples from this 17th century Lithuanian mummy were found to house samples of variola, the virus that causes smallpox.

A Mummy's DNA May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Origins Of Smallpox

6:14pm December 08, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists have found the oldest complete set of smallpox genes in a sample of skin from a mummified child in a crypt underneath a Lithuanian church.

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Researchers discovered ancient animal mummies piled up in heaps inside a catacomb. Many of the mummies were in poor condition.

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Millions Of Mummified Dogs Found In Ancient Egyptian Catacombs

6:57pm July 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

Researchers have uncovered 8 million mummified animals dating back 2,500 years. Most are dogs. Archaeologist Salima Ikram says the huge number points to the likely existence of ancient puppy mills.

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A mummy of a Chinchorro child, dating to between 5000 B.C. and 3000 B.C. The Chinchorros were hunter-gatherers who lived in the region between modern-day Peru and Chile.

Climate Change May Be Destroying World's Oldest-Known Mummies

5:34pm March 10, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

The Chinchorros, who lived between modern-day Peru and Chile, mummified their dead at least 2,000 years before the Egyptians. But some mummies have begun to turn to ooze, so scientists investigated.