Archeology
Why did the ancients put portraits on the face of an Egyptian mummy?
Experts have found a number of portrait paintings placed on the face of an Egyptian mummy. This makes many people curious why the ancient Egyptians did this.
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History
Finding the 'mermaid mummy', the expert said a sentence that surprised everyone
After all, is this proof of the existence of
Archeology
The intact 2,000-year-old man's mummy reveals a creepy sacrifice
The man's body was discovered in a peat pool at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.
Archeology
The 450-year-old mummy is clutching an old and dilapidated letter, the content inside makes posterity dumbfounded
When the letter was read, everyone was deeply moved, 450 years have passed and it is indeed a memoir with great spiritual value.
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
For the first time, a bandage wound was discovered in an Egyptian mummy
A CT scan of a mummy dating back millennia has provided further insight into ancient medical methods.
Archeology
Decipher the mystery of how to preserve the fetus in a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
Archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences carried out the Warsaw Mummy Project – scanning all the mummies in the museum and discovered the world's first fetal m…
Archeology
The mummy of a 2,500-year-old man and woman with a golden tongue scares grave robbers
The female mummy's grave shows clear signs of vandalism by grave robbers, and may have had some artefacts removed, but the golden tongue remains intact.
Archeology
Stone woven into cloth: From mummy's shroud to powerful weapons
From the time of ancient Egypt, people discovered the unique technique of 'weaving cloth from stone' that was later used by the US military as a weapon.
Archeology
Discovering a thousand-year-old mummy, archaeologists were stunned with a strange posture, the more they looked, the more scared they became
A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archaeologists in Peru at a site near the country's capital, Lima.
Archeology
Top 6 biggest mysteries about the great king Tutankhamun of Egypt have been solved
After nearly a century of research and investigation, archaeologists have deciphered 6 mysteries about Tutankhamun, the king famous for the curse of 'Egyptian mummies'
Archeology
Strange phenomenon in ancient tomb makes experts tremble: Mysterious mummy waits to be reborn!
The tomb shows that the ancient custom really was too harsh.
World Heritage
The 7,000-year-old mummy is included in the World Heritage list
Appearing 2,000 years before the Egyptian mummies, the ancient mummies in Chile have just been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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.