Pedro: The mysterious mountain mummy
We have been hearing myths of demons, monsters, vampires, and mummies, but rarely have we come across a myth that speaks of a child mummy. One of those myths about…
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Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time
Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā during the 5th Century BC, according to a study published January 18, 2023 in the open-access…
The mummified ‘giant finger’ of Egypt: Did giants really once roam the Earth?
The ruling elite of prehistoric Khemit were always seen as super-humans, some with elongated skulls, others said to be semi-spiritual beings, and some described as giants.
Mysterious Queen Puabi: Will the Natural History Museum ever release Puabi’s DNA test results?
Just four months before his death on October 9, 2010, ancient astronaut theorist Zecharia Sitchin, 90, was putting his life’s work on the line with a DNA test. The author…
The whispered stories of the Tocharian Female – the ancient Tarim Basin mummy
The Tocharian Female is a Tarim Basin mummy who lived around 1,000 BC. She was tall, with a high nose and long flaxen blond hair, perfectly preserved in ponytails. The weave of her clothing appears similar to Celtic cloth. She was around 40-year-old when she died.
Have scientists finally solved the mystery of Europe’s bog body phenomenon?
Examining all three kinds of bog body reveals that they are part of a millennia-long, deep-rooted tradition.
Rosalia Lombardo: The mystery of the “Blinking Mummy”
Even though mummification is still practised in some distant cultures, it is uncommon in the Western world. Rosalia Lombardo, a two-year-old girl, died in 1920 from an intensified case of…
The accidental mummy: The discovery of an impeccably preserved woman from the Ming Dynasty
When the archaeologists opened the main coffin, they discovered layers of silk and linens coated in a dark liquid.
Are the ‘Chachapoya Clouds Warriors’ of ancient Peru descendants of Europeans?
At 4,000 km upriver you reach the foothills of the Andes in Peru, and there lived the people of the Chachapoya, also called “The Warriors of the Clouds.” There is…
Gold-tongued mummy found in Egypt
Archaeologist Kathleen Martínez leads an Egyptian-Dominican mission that has been carefully exploring the remains of the Taposiris Magna necropolis, west of Alexandria, since 2005. It is a temple that could…
