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Mummy Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When investigating unexplained mysteries, we occasionally encounter stories that are extraordinary in many ways, such as the case we are discussing today. The strange
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In 1935, the Metropolitan Museum of New York conducted a significant archaeological expedition in Egypt. The team excavated the tomb of Senmut, a prominent
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AncientPages.com - In January 2023, a group of archaeologists excavating tombs in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, discovered the mummified remains of a man named Hekashepes, who lived
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient Egyptians believed that when we died, our spiritual body sought out an afterlife similar to this world. But entry into this
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists based in Germany have examined a 17th-century child mummy, using cutting-edge science alongside historical records to shed new light on Renaissance childhood.
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AncientPages.com - Why did people think cannibalism was good for their health? The answer offers a glimpse into the zaniest crannies of European history, at a time when
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPAges.com - Archaeologists excavating in Egypt are used to finding ancient mummies, but this discovery is different. An odd, half-mummy unearthed in the necropolis in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - All ancient Egyptian tombs are unique, but some pose a greater mystery than others. In 1905, archaeologists excavating in the Egyptian necropolis of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The enduring mysteries of ancient Egypt keep fascinating archaeologists, historians, and the public alike. The Land of the Pharaohs refuses to give up
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For hundreds of years, this strange “mermaid mummy” has been kept at a temple where it was worshipped by believers hoping the enigmatic
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - All the royal mummies found in the 19th and 20th centuries have long since been opened for study. With one exception: egyptologists have
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Human DNA can be extracted from the 'cement' head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands of years ago, scientists have
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One would think respecting the remains of the dead should be self-evident, but it is not always so. It certainly wasn’t the case
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It does occasionally happen people are born with two heads. This medical condition is known as Polycephaly or simply put, multi-headedness. The thought
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have examined the mummified body of Pharaoh Seqenenre Taa II and can now reveal more information about his violent death. The Hyksos
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Greek archaeologists examined an ancient Egyptian mummy (AIG. 3343) and found that ancient Egyptians used dental filling. The study suggests that the filling
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This man was only 25 or 30 years when he died 1,700 years ago. He would be surprised to learn future generations were
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - These paintings were not meant to bee seen for a long time. The world has waited 3,000 years to see the hidden ancient
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A grave on Lena River sand bank ‘proves site north of Yakutsk city is not historic original Cossack settlement’ in coldest region. An exceptionally well-preserved mummified
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is it possible to stop your body from decaying after death? The mystery of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, a mummy whose body defies time has amazed
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An intact mummy in especially good condition has been unearthed by a team of researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles's centre for archaeological research (CReA-Patrimoine), excavating an
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AncientPages.com - A 2,500-year old mummy has been found in an ancient Egyptian coffin that was mistakenly classified as empty 150 years ago. The sarcophagus was one of four
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - What secret messages and information could have been written thousands of years ago on scraps of ancient Egyptian papyrus? Hieroglyphics found on the walls of the tombs
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A mummy wrapped in linen that probably belongs to a top official was discovered in one of two smaller previously unexplored tombs located in the southern city
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from Egypt and Russia have discovered a wooden coffin with a mummy dating back to the Greco-Roman era. Image credit: Russian Institute for Oriental Studies The
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AncientPages.com - Some years ago, archaeologists discovered ancient copper mummies that revealed a mysterious lost medieval civilization once lived on the edge of the Siberian Arctic. At the Zeleny Yar
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An intact tomb has been discovered in the necropolis located at Qubbet el-Hawa, West Aswan by excavating archaeologists of the Spanish Archaeological Mission. The tomb belongs to
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A unique, full-length mummy shroud, which is over 2,000 years old, yet still in remarkable condition, has been discovered within National Museums Scotland’s collections. Researchers say that
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - The mummification process was well-known and practiced by many ancient civilizations. Various mummification techniques were used and ancient people wanted to preserve the body of the deceased
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - The mysterious 1,700-year-old “salt” mummy with long white hair is one died of natural causes inside a mine. He is very well-preserved and he met a tragic
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A group of scientists excavating on the edge of the Siberian Arctic have made a very intriguing discovery unearthing unopened human remains wrapped in birch bark belonging
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Sleeping Beauty of Loulan is an extraordinary 3,800-year-old mummy that until today is still preserved. It is one of 200 mummies found in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Known as the 'Girl in the Glass Coffin' or 'Sleeping Beauty', Rosalía Lombardo is widely considered one of the best-preserved mummies in the world.
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Shahdad's dwarfs covered the doors of their homes with mud and never returned. Why did they do it? Will we ever know? Welcome to
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Egypt is a land full of ancient mysteries and one of them is an astonishing discovery made by archaeologists a while ago. How and why did this mysterious
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