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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…
'Alien' mummies revealed at Mexican congressional hearing
Self-proclaimed UFO researchers presented "nonhuman remains" at a congressional hearing in Mexico. …
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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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Egyptian researchers digitally unwrap 2,300-year-old mummy to find gold and other amulets
Egyptian researchers have discovered a total of 49 precious amulets on and inside a 2,300-year-old …
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7 unlikely status symbols throughout history, from pineapples to mummy-unwrapping parties
7 unlikely status symbols throughout history, from pineapples to mummy unwrapping parties and fake …
Nidhi Pandurangi
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Peruvian workers find 8 mummies buried on a road leading to the country's only nuclear power plant
Surrounded by chicken restaurants and near the road leading to Peru's sole nuclear power station, t…
Sebastian Cahill
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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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Archeologists unearthed a 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru with a luscious head of long brown hair still intact
The ancient remains were discovered in a ceremonial grave at a site in Lima, the lead archeologist …
Erin Snodgrass
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Brendan Fraser says he nearly choked to death while filming 'The Mummy'
Brendan Fraser recalled a harrowing moment during the production of "The Mummy" in which he nearly …
JP Mangalindan
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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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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 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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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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THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'The Mummy' 23 years later
Brendan Fraser played Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy."Universal Pictures; Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Libby Torres
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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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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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Director behind Tom Cruise's 'The Mummy' says there's 'a million things' he regrets about the film
"The Mummy" was initially a box-office flop, making $32 million during opening weekend despite a bu…
Lauren Edmonds
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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…
Marianne Guenot
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Brendan Fraser says he's 'not opposed' to reprising his role as Rick O'Connell in another 'Mummy' sequel
"I don't think I've been this famous and unsalaried at the same time in my professional life," Fras…