Researchers in South Africa have discovered a rare 3.6 million-year-old human ancestor skeleton
Researchers in South Africa have just presented “the most complete sᴋᴇʟᴇᴛᴏɴ of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years ever found.” The University of the Witwatersrand…
Canadian Scientists Establish Human Origin of Old Shrunken Head Found in Museum
A team of Canadian researchers have accomplished a feat that up to now had proven impossible. As they explain in an article just published in the journal PLOS…
Discover the Skeletons of the Women who were buried with a treasure trove of jewels
Before Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, in the year 79, according to most historians, Herculaneum had a population of about 5,000. Because the entire town has…
“Mystery with Fire Mummy” – Smoked Mummy is hidden in mountainous caverns in the Philippines
Mummification is a practice that has existed since ancient times. The Egyptians mummies – their heavily bandaged and embalmed corpses- were amongst the most popular. However, in…
The discovery of a mummified 2,500-year-old Egyptian priestess in a ’empty’ coffin confuses archaeologists
An ancient Egyptian coffin, previously thought to be empty, holds the mummified remain of an Egyptian priestess who lived 2,500 years ago. The University of Sydney in…
Astonished by the face simulation of the former female queen of Peru, Lady of Cao
A glimpse of the former priestess can now be seen in a replica of her face unveiled by culture officials and archaeologists on Monday A replica of…
They underwent surgery, the Egyptians? Unexpectedly found false pins in a mummy that was 300 years old
This mummy has a secret – a medical secret, a mystery that spans over 3,000 years. Researchers during a routine DNA test on a male Egyptian have…
Reveals new details about the mummy of King Amenhotep I in ancient Egyptian
Egyptian scientists have digitally “unwrapped” the mummified body of King Amenhotep I, revealing new details about the life and death of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh. The mummy of…
Uncover mystery 5,300-year-old “Otzi the Iceman” mummy sporting a bear fur headgear and goatskin leggings
5,300-year-old ‘Otzi the Iceman’ mummy wore bear-fur hat and leggings made from goat leather The world’s first known sheepskin coat was worn by Ötzi the ‘Iceman’ 5,300…
Discover the oldest mummy in the world decaying after 7,000 years as a result of climate change
Rising levels of humidity are encouraging bacterial growth on the mummies. A mummified baby, at the Exhibición Cultura Chinchorro More than a hundred mummies in the Chinchorro…