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Why do the Egyptians marvel?
The ancient Egyptians embalmed the dead body because they believed it was a way for the dead to enjoy eternal life in the afterlife.
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Decode the mystery of the Egyptian mummy collar
A colorful collar draped over an ancient mummy dating back to 2,300 years with mysterious figures symbolizing the immortal soul of mummies in ancient Egyptian beliefs.
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19 descendants of 5,300-year-old ice mummies were found
Scientists in Austria have found 19 people living as descendants of the 5,300-year-old prehistoric iceberg discovered in the snow Alps.
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World famous mummies
Archaeologists unearthed countless human remains preserved for a long time from hundreds to thousands of years across continents, including some mummies noted for their…
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The reason the Egyptians put mummies in many coffins
The inclusion of many coffins at burial shows not only the upper class, but the Egyptians believe that this will help the deceased to relate to their ancestors.
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7 most horror museums in the world
The museum is a place to keep evidence of the process of formation and development of mankind. But there are strange museums in the world that exhibit very special speci…
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The spotless beauty of swamp mummies
Yde girl mummies, Bocksten mummies, Tollund men ... are quite intact mummies when they are found in marshes.
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New discovery of mummy Virgin 500 years old
New research has shown that this mummy used coca leaves and alcohol during the months before his death.
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The 500-year-old Zen master remains intact with teeth and hair in India
This 500-year-old mummy is the Zen master Sangha Tenzin. This is one of the artifacts found by scientists in Key Gompa monastery (or Ki, Kye, Kee) in the Spiti valley, l…
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New cause of the death of the Otzi gang
Scientists have just given the reason for the death of the 5,300-year-old ice-cream, due to being killed by a punch in the head, not by being shot by an arrow.
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Shocking discovery of Egyptian mummies
A recent study by archaeologist Andrew Wade has made our understanding of ancient mummies reviewed.
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Something opened about
Sometimes the coincidence is a great chance, even with modern archeology. And one of the things
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The secret to a long-lasting mummy
If you want the mummy to not deform over time, experts will have to create a sterile environment, preventing the body's dehydration.
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Find the origin of the Iceman
The otzi band, the mummy of the Neolithic period was found in the Italian Alps in 1991, in fact a native of Central Europe and not the first generation of immigrants fro…
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New discovery about the Otzi Tape
Head of the scientific team, Albert Zink, a researcher at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, used nanoscale methods to test the oldest blood samples discov…