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Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as cheese. After a decade’s work, DNA analysis has finally uncovered its origins, making it the most ancient cheese ever found, da… Continue reading World’s oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years
New insights into a mummy frozen in time with mouth agape, which has both disturbed and fascinated archeologists for decades, have revealed that her animated expression was not due to a shoddy embalming job as earlier believed but more likely caused by… Continue reading ‘Screaming Woman’ mummy met a violent and anguished end
Ötzi the Iceman is one of the most well-studied individuals in human history, but there always seems to be more to learn about him. A new genomic study has now found that he didn’t look the way previous studies had imagined him – instead he was bald, h… Continue reading Ötzi the Iceman doesn’t look like museum displays, says new genomic study
In a thrilling discovery for Egyptologists and ancient history buffs, the contents of six ancient animal sarcophagi have been examined, all without a single scientists opening a coffin lid, thanks to groundbreaking neutron tomography.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading First-ever look inside sealed coffins reveals secrets of lizard mummies
A mummified body discovered over a century ago has been digitally unwrapped using CT technology, revealing the body of a teenage boy decorated with nearly 50 amulets highlighting a variety of different ancient Egyptian burial rituals.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading CT scans reveal secret burial amulets in 2,300-year-old mummified body
A 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical text is shedding new light on the ancient practice of mummification. Recently discovered inside a much larger work, the papyrus document being studied by University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt is the oldes… Continue reading Hidden Egyptian handbook reveals secrets of mummification
A gold miner in Canada has discovered what may be the most complete wolf pup mummy ever found. Locked in the permafrost for 57,000 years, the pup, now known as Zhùr, is so well preserved that scientists can learn a lot about her diet, genetics, life an… Continue reading Exceptionally well-preserved ancient wolf pup plucked from permafrost
The King Userkaf pyramid complex at Saqqara is the final resting place for cats and scarab beetles—and it still contains unopened tombs. Continue reading Dozens of Cat Mummies Found in 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Tombs
It’s the latest campaign to destroy historical artifacts from the terror group. Continue reading ISIS Has Been Running Over Syrian Mummies with Bulldozers