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3,600-year-old cheese 'reveals' secrets of ancient food preparation
During excavations of Bronze Age tombs in the Taklamakan Desert in northwestern China, scientists discovered ancient mummies buried with cheese.
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39,000-year-old frozen mammoth butchered by ancient humans
The incisions and cuts on the skin of the mammoth mummy were the result of ancient people trying to butcher it with stone tools.
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Successfully reconstructed the portrait of pharaoh Tutankhamun's grandfather
Researchers recreated the portrait of pharaoh Amenhotep III, believed to be one of the wealthiest men in history.
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Find the original coffin of 'the greatest pharaoh' Ramesses II
Another precious piece of the puzzle about Ramesses II, the most praised pharaoh of ancient Egypt, has just been revealed.
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.
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Interesting things about taxes in ancient Egypt
Few people realize that, in addition to mummies and pyramids, the ancient Egyptians also left another very special legacy to this day, which is taxes and administrative…
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The mystery of the mummy of King Tut, the most luxurious pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose lavish tomb became world famous after its discovery in 1922.
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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?
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Unveiling the most overwhelming 'mummy treasure' of all time
In the shadow of Saqqara's oldest pyramid - the mecca of Egyptian mummies - 250 mummies, 150 bronze statues and countless stunning treasures from recent excavations are…
Archeology
The civilization that knew how to mummify was 2,000 years before Egypt
The Egyptians were famous for their mummies. However, they were not the first to discover the recipe for mummification.
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830 million-year-old 'mummy' shows where Martian creatures hide
Perfect mummies of ancient microorganisms, which look like they died yesterday, have been revealed in halite crystals from the Protozoic Browne Formation of Central Aust…
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.
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The world's oldest mummy is decomposing due to the effects of climate change
The cemetery in the Atacama desert, where the ancient Chinchorro people decorated and buried mummies, is increasingly affected by climate change.