When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a burial unlike anything seen before—sealed for over 2,000 years, the tomb held ...
A recent study published in the journal Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage has unveiled astonishing ...
A mummy found in Mexico shows signs of a possible living mold. Officials warn that exposure could pose a risk to visitors and ...
Excerpted from Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Copyright ...
Mummies have captivated mankind since the dawn of time. The source of many myths and legends, these carefully preserved bodies hold priceless knowledge about ancient Egypt and its pharaohs.The ...
The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm. Unlike the Egyptian mummification practice more familiar to modern Western ...
Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new ...
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