Discovery of ancient remains challenges existing evolutionary theories.

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Mummification is one of the most fascinating practices from ancient history, especially in Ancient Egypt. It was a careful ...

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

Do mummies belong in museums? The instinctive answer may be “yes,” but that answer might change when you consider what a mummy actually is. A mummy, simply put, is a body that’s unusually well ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way. These dinosaur remains are different from the wrapped mummies of ...

For thousands of years, humans have used various methods to preserve their dead—by embalming, drying out or otherwise shielding bodies from decay. While the most famous examples come from ancient ...

Few ancient civilizations have captivated imaginations quite like Egypt. In the 19th century, this fascination peaked with a craze known as “Egyptomania” in the United Kingdom and United States, ...