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Mummy has brain, no heart
Archeology

Mummy has brain, no heart

This woman died at age 30 - 40, about 1,700 years ago. According to the technique at the time, all brains and organs had to be removed before embalming.

December 17, 2018
3,600-year-old mummy in Egypt
Archeology

3,600-year-old mummy in Egypt

An intact mummy placed in a wooden casket with rare decorative patterns discovered in Egypt.

December 17, 2018
Horror Inca mummy was tortured
Archeology

Horror Inca mummy was tortured

A recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE (February 26, 2014) reveals the heavenly facts about a mysterious mummy of an Inca woman tortured brutally in a murder r…

December 17, 2018
3600 year old cheese on ancient mummy
Archeology

3600 year old cheese on ancient mummy

The oldest piece of cheese in the world, dating to over 3,600 years, was discovered on the neck and chest of intact mummies in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.

December 17, 2018
Horror graveyard mummy grinning
Archeology

Horror graveyard mummy grinning

In Peru (South America), there is a graveyard, which is mentioned, the people here build their hair, because the graveyard has strange remains, always expanding its jaws…

December 17, 2018
Two mummies intact 1000 years old
Archeology

Two mummies intact 1000 years old

New archaeologists discovered two pre-Colombo mummies, dating back over 1,000 years, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.

December 17, 2018