Latest about mummies
Ancient Egyptian mummy forgotten in storage turns out to be sacred bird often sacrificed to Thoth
Scientists have uncovered the mystery of a 1,500-year-old bird mummy that was mislabeled.
World's oldest mummy found in Portugal
Photographs on undeveloped film of archaeological excavations in Portugal 60 years ago have revealed 8,000-year-old signs of mummification — the earliest evidence found anywhere in the world.
Haunting 'mermaid' mummy in Japan is probably a gruesome monkey-fish mix
Researchers in Japan have begun a new study into a 300-year-old "mermaid mummy" to determine the exact origins of the gruesome remains.
Remains of ancient child sacrifice victims found near 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru
Archaeologists have found 20 additional mummies near a previously discovered mummified man in Peru.
Fetus inside Egyptian mummy was 'pickled like an egg,' researchers say
Researchers studying the fetus found inside a pregnant Egyptian mummy claim the developing baby was "pickled like an egg," but some scientists disagree.
30 mummies discovered inside an ancient fire-scorched sacrificial structure
Hidden within a fire-scorched structure near the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt, archaeologists discovered the entrance to a 2,000-year-old family tomb.
Child mummies in Sicily's Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed
Very little is known about the identities of these child mummies.
1,000-year-old mummy in fetal position found in underground tomb in Peru
Archaeologists have unearthed a mummy lying in a fetal position and bound by rope in Cajamarquilla, Peru.
