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How did Egyptian mummies remove the brain from the body?
Ancient Egyptian mummies likely did not pull out brain fragments with hooks when preparing the body for the afterlife.
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Scientists use scanners to study Egyptian mummies and solve 3,000-year-old mystery!
Recently, thanks to advanced scanning technology, American scientists have clarified many mysteries surrounding the mummy of Meresamun - an ancient Egyptian priestess wh…
Archeology
Accidentally taking a CT scan, an expert discovered the secret of 3 mummies lying inside each other, causing curiosity from 115 years ago
Scientists say this is the first mummy of its kind to be discovered.
Archeology
12 mysterious mummies revealed next to famous French castle
The mummies were found in a crypt on the grounds of the Château des Milandes, dating from the 16th-17th century.
Archeology
Mysterious mummies in Colombia town
Researchers suspect the San Bernardo cemetery's humidity and mountainside location helped dry the bodies and create natural mummies.
Archeology
Ancient wolf mummies reveal the origin of domestic dogs
An international team of geneticists and archaeologists, led by the Francis Crick Institute, has found that the dog's ancestry may have come from at least two ancient wo…
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Mummy tastes terrible, why would Europeans want to eat it?
Mummy was a medicine prescribed in Europe more than 500 years ago. Why do Europeans think eating mummies is good for health?
Archeology
Special brown color made from crushed Egyptian mummies
Mummy brown was first made in the 16th century from crushed mummy powder, white powder, and myrrh and was loved by many artists.
Archeology
Discovered 20 'innovative' Egyptian mummies with different bloodlines
A large mausoleum in Aswan has given scientists 20 mummified Egyptians but not Egyptians, who were forgotten centuries after tomb robbers carried away all the treasure.
Archeology
Discovered 'historical shock' in 4,000-year-old mummy: History books must be rewritten!
This is one of the oldest mummies in history. What's in this millennial mummy?
Archeology
The mystery of hundreds of intact mummies 4,000 years in the Chinese desert
Since the excavation, the origin of hundreds of mummies buried in boats in the harshest desert in Xinjiang has remained a mystery that has baffled researchers.
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Overwhelmed by the 'parade' of the 3,000-year-old mummy of the Egyptian royal family
The parade of 22 mummies of Egypt's kings and queens dating back up to 3,000 years is celebrated with grandeur, bearing the imprint of one of the greatest civilizations…
Archeology
7 archaeological discoveries are 'going the right way' with science, so far no one has explained it
Earth was born 4.5 billion years ago. With such a long history, there are so many mysteries in the past that we still cannot find.
Archeology
3,000-year-old paintings in a coffin containing mummies
Archaeologists uncovered many paintings while working to preserve ancient coffins containing mummified remains of ancient Egyptian nuns.