Egypt’s archaeologists discover a mysterious mummy An important official’s and his wife’s 3,400-year-old coffin
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany witnessed the unpacking process of two ancient sarcophagi ahead of their restoration and display in a new museum. The mummies in…
Unearthed 3,000-year-old woman’s remains had 70 hair extensions wrapped in exquisite layers
You may think hair extensions were created for the feisty, fake-tan bearing women of today – but they were in fact being flaunted by Egyptian women more…
The mystery of the couple’s mummy discovered in a Swiss glacier vanished 75 years ago
A Swiss couple’s bodies were found frozen in the Alps, 75 years after they went missing. Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin ԀiҽԀ on their way to feed their…
Archaeologists were amazed to discover a well-preserved skeleton and evidence of Greek life in Pompeii
A partially mummified skeleton with white hair and part of an ear still intact has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The remains of…
A 31,000-year-old tomb has the oldest unsolved identical twins enigma from antiquity
An ancient grave in Austria may represent the oldest burial of twins on record, a new study finds. The 31,000-year-old burial dates to the Upper Paleolithic (a…
So well maintained! The female mummy discovered in Xinjiang 9,000 years ago is incredibly “shocking”
The evolution and development of human culture is accompanied by the migration of tribes and adaptation to the environment. Maybe people only know about the four ancient…
Archaeologists were astounded to discover 1,700-year-old Egyptian mummies with brains but no hearts
This 1,700-year-old mummy has a brain, no heart and plaques over her sternum and abdomen, say researchers. Here, the mummy is being unboxed on the first day…
“Mysterious mummy” DNA test to find modern relatives of an 800-year-old Siberian mummy
DNA samples of the boy are being taken taken and will be compared with local indigenous Siberian groups to see if he has modern-day day relatives still…
The ‘incredible’ ancient mummy wearing 1,100-year-old Adidas shoes died in a head accident
‘Adidas mummy’, Mongolia. Picture: The Mongolian Observer/The Center of Cultural Heritage of Mongolia New pictures of the mummy’s remarkable red striped boots – first highlighted by The Siberian…
A terrible Inca ritual’s 500-year-old corpse named Juanita
It was like a massive baseball bat hit to the skull. The Inca shaman, who in this case also acted as an executioner, made a strong swing and…