Mummies Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When we discuss the Stone Age today, we often highlight the personal stories of individuals, such as the renowned glacier man "Ötzi." This focus
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In China, archaeologists have discovered several mummies naturally preserved by desert sand. However, the white mass found on their heads remained a mystery
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany have carried out the first comprehensive analysis of some 20 mummy fragments from collections in the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Swiss scientists are reconstructing the climate of the ancient world using small wooden artifacts hung on mummified remains. Throughout history, the Earth's climate has undergone
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Saqqara, Egypt, have discovered a pyramid dedicated to an unknown ancient Egyptian queen. Who was the mysterious Queen, and why
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric human remains. For
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Once again, archaeologists report they have discovered a new trove consisting of magnificent ancient Egyptian artifacts. The ancient objects were unearthed at the
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Civilizations
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The mysterious, light-skinned Tarim Basin mummies unearthed in China have long puzzled scientists. Who were these ancient people? Where did they come from?
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists excavating in Aswan, Egypt has unearthed 20 mummies in ancient burial chambers. According to Ahram Online, "The first part
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - As part of the Silk Road and located at the geographical intersection of Eastern and Western cultures, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at Taposiris Magna temple in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologists unearthed several rock-cut tombs. Inside them were 2,000-year-old mummies who had been given
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient people believed that there was no way out once you entered this place. A very long time ago, there were houses and
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Will we ever learn the truth about the mysterious three-fingered mummies with elongated skulls discovered at Nazca in Peru? These ancient mummies have
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Science in Poland reports that Polish archaeologists discovered dozens of mummies dating back 2,000 years during excavations in the vicinity of the world`s
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ahram Online reports that more than 40 mummies of men, women and children were unearthed at Tuna El-Gebel necropolis in Minya, Egypt. According to Minister
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you ever thought that strange mythical creatures existed only in the mind of the ancients, then you might want to reconsider after reading
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Scientists can learn a lot by examining DNA of ancient skeletons, but sometimes it’s easier said than done. It’s not always possible to get permission to study
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Due to their extraordinary condition the San Bernardo mummies are undoubtedly an enigma. The mummies simply refuse to decompose, and no-one can explain why.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - These strange mummies were found in the Italian city of Venzone, a small hamlet in the province of Udine. The first mummy was
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Scientists have studied two Chilean female mummies clad in red poison dresses. The females aged 9 and 18 years died about 500 or 600 years ago and
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Many modern people love tattoos and so did our ancestors. Several ancient civilizations used tattoos for a number of reasons and scientists have discovered many very old
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Ever since the discovery in 1907, scientists have debated who was really buried in the Egyptian tomb of the two brothers. Now, ancient DNA can finally help
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On the edge of the Gobi Desert in China, there is a fascinating group of people who are entirely different from other Chinese.
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mummies have long fascinated the world. Mummification is the great ancient tradition and has been a worldwide practice for over 7,000 years. How were
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient elongated skulls have always been a subject of heated scientific debate. Were the skulls deliberately deformed to resemble ancient sky gods or were
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