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Can ancient germs from dug-up Egyptian mummies trigger a plague or pandemic today?
Do ancient Egyptian mummies harbour deadly plagues ready to wreak havoc in the modern world? Here's…
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An ancient Egyptian book of spells to guide the dead in the afterlife was found buried with mummies
The scroll, which was revealed as part of a presentation of archaeological finds from the Tuna al-G…
Marianne Guenot
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Researchers reconstruct the face of a teenage mummy believed to have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual more than 500 years ago
Since her discovery in 1995 atop the Ampato volcano, she has been granted nicknames, including The …
Erin Snodgrass
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3,000-year-old Peruvian mummy found under trash dump may have been left as a sacrifice
Archaeologists told BBC News they removed over 15,000 pounds of trash from the site before they cou…
Chris Panella
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A 2,000-year-old mummy was found dumped in the trash in Yemen with its insides ripped out
Tomb robbers and antiquities traffickers have been blamed for exhuming the corpse, which was found …
Marianne Guenot,Sam Tabahriti
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Archaeologists have discovered full-color portraits of Egyptian mummies in ancient Philadelphia
The artwork discovered in the ruins of Philadelphia offers clues to the lives of the communities th…
Bethany Dawson
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A mummy unearthed in Egypt wrapped in 'layers of gold' may be the oldest ever discovered, archeologists said
The 4,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, covered in gold leaf, and many other ancient artifacts, was dis…
Isobel van Hagen
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Mummified animals Napoleon's scientists brought back from Egypt sparked a pre-Darwinian debate about evolution
Mummified birds brought back from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt led to a debate about transformism, …
Jenny McGrath
'Alien' mummies revealed at Mexican congressional hearing
Self-proclaimed UFO researchers presented "nonhuman remains" at a congressional hearing in Mexico. …
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A Peruvian man was found carrying around a 600-year-old mummy in his cooler bag, calling it his 'spiritual girlfriend'. It was male.
The 26-year-old was carrying the mummy in a delivery bag with two friends when he was apprehended o…
Marianne Guenot
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Ancient Egyptian mummies were found with gold tongues meant to help them talk with the god of the underworld
The gold-plated tongues replaced the deceased's real tongues during the embalming process. It is th…
Marianne Guenot
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2,300-year-old 'golden boy' mummy was found with 49 amulets, including a gold tongue to let him speak with the gods
The amulets, made from gold and semi-precious stones, were meant to protect the boy, who was about …
Marianne Guenot
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Peruvian researchers rule out aliens as the creators of 2 mysterious dolls
Forensic experts ruled out aliens as the creators of mysterious humanoid dolls found in Peru, made …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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12 recent, spooky discoveries about ancient death rituals, from vampire burials to vanishing mummy pregnancies
Archeologists have made some surprising discoveries based on these human remains.A. Leydo/Warsaw Mu…
Marianne Guenot
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Biologists reconstruct ancient genome of E. coli bacteria from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy
Researchers analyzed the mummified remains of an Italian nobleman who died in 1586, and whose well-…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Biologists reconstruct ancient genome of E. coli bacteria from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy
Researchers analyzed the mummified remains of an Italian nobleman who died in 1586, and whose well-…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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11 ways new technology changed the way we think about Ancient Egyptian mummies
CT scanning changed the way Egyptologists see mummified remains.S. Saleem and Z. Hawass; A. Leydo/W…
Marianne Guenot
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3D technology uncovers the causes of death of 3 ancient South American mummies — and it isn't pretty
The technology pushes forward the idea that more South American mummies may have experienced violen…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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7 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt
Over 150 scientists went with Napoleon Bonaparte when he invaded Egypt. They mapped pyramids, disse…
Jenny McGrath
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Incas gave children selected for ritual sacrifice the ayahuasca drug to help reduce anxiety, scientists think
A study found traces of harmine, a component of ayahuasca, in the hair and toenails of mummified ch…