Mummies

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A computer generated image of the object, potential a fetus, found inside the first known pregnant mummy. .

Fetus inside Egyptian mummy was 'pickled like an egg,' researchers say

By Harry Baker published

Researchers studying the fetus found inside a pregnant Egyptian mummy claim the developing baby was "pickled like an egg," but some scientists disagree.

Ancient Egyptians
The tomb was discovered beneath a set of stairs.

30 mummies discovered inside an ancient fire-scorched sacrificial structure

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

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.

Ancient Egyptians
Child mummies in the Capuchin Catacombs

Child mummies in Sicily's Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Very little is known about the identities of these child mummies.

Archaeology
The mummy — the remains of a male between 18 and 22 years old — was found buried in a fetal position in a tomb at the site of Cajamarquilla in Peru.

1,000-year-old mummy in fetal position found in underground tomb in Peru

By Owen Jarus published

Archaeologists have unearthed a mummy lying in a fetal position and bound by rope in Cajamarquilla, Peru.

Archaeology
The royal mummy of Amenhotep I, the second pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, in April 2006, at Cairo Museum, Egypt.

Mummy of famous Egyptian pharaoh digitally unwrapped for first time in 3,000 years

By Owen Jarus published

Some 3,000 years after the burial of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep, a team of researchers used CT scans to digitally unwrap his body for the first time.

Ancient Egyptians
Reproduction of Ötzi the Iceman an in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy

Ötzi the Iceman: The famous frozen mummy

By Tom Garlinghouse, Jessica Leggett published

Reference Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old man whose mummified remains were dug out of an Italian glacier in the Alps, has fascinated the public since his discovery in 1991.

Reference
One of the Tarim mummies buried at the Xiaohe cemetery. New research shows they were descended from indigenous people and not from Indo-European migrants to the region, as previously thought.

Bronze Age Tarim mummies aren't who scientists thought they were

By Tom Metcalfe published

Archaeology
Forensic reconstruction of the mummies JK2911, JK2134 and JK2888.

3 Egyptian mummy faces revealed in stunning reconstruction

By Mindy Weisberger published

Using genetic data, a forensic artist rebuilt the faces of three ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing each individual's likely appearance as a 25-year-old.

Ancient Egyptians
The remains of Marcus Venerius Secundio were preserved in a sealed chamber in a Pompeii cemetery. Though the body is nearly 2,000 years old, close-cropped hair and an ear are still visible on the skull.

Stunningly preserved mummy of slave found in Pompeii graveyard

By Stephanie Pappas published

The partially mummified remains of an urbane Pompeii resident have been discovered in a tomb outside the city center.

Human Behavior
The two mummified cave lion cubs were found with their fur, teeth, skin, organs and whiskers in tact.

Frozen mummy of extinct cave lion is 'best-preserved ice age animal ever found,' researchers say

By Brandon Specktor published

Researchers have analyzed the mummified bodies of two extinct Ice Age lion cubs in unprecedented detail.

Lions
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