Tiny mummy discovered in Atacama Desert was girl with bone disease, not an alien: study
The discovery in 2003 sparked international intrigue – a tiny, mummified skeleton with an alien-like head, tucked into a leather pouch found behind a church in the…
Heritage or unethical exploitation? Mummy exhibit sparks debate in Mexico
Controversy has been sparked in Mexico as visitors gather to observe and contemplate the mummified remains of an unidentified woman, affectionately referred to as “the witch,” which…
Mummies’ last meal revealed: Braids on 2,000-year-old skeletons in Peru show a diet of fish, corn and beans
Hair on 2,000-year-old mummies has helped reveal what Paracas people in Peru ate in the weeks before their death. A team of archaeologists used the remarkably well-preserved…
Mummy Juanita: The Sacrifice of the Inca Ice Maiden
Momia Juanita (‘Mummy Juanita’) is the name given to the mummy of a 15th century Incan girl who was discovered in Peru in 1995. She is known…
Mummy Juanita: The Sacrifice of the Inca Ice Maiden
Updated 25 March, 2018 – 18:47 dhwty Mummy Juanita: The Sacrifice of the Inca Ice Maiden Momia Juanita (‘Mummy Juanita’) is the name given to the mummy of a…
The Eternal Embrace: A Haunting Tale of Motherly Love from an Ancient Disaster
A Frozen Moment in Time In a remarkable discovery that defies the boundaries of time itself, archaeologists in China have uncovered the interlocked skeletons of a…
An epic tail! David Attenborough follows the story of how experts found the world’s largest dinosaur measuring 121ft – and its heart weighed more than THREE people
If you thought the 85ft-tall (25 metre) Diplodocus was big, think again. Paleontologists recently unearthed a new species of тιтanosaur that would have measured a staggering 121ft-long…
Skull of Mary Magdalene
Skull of Mary Magdalene The skull of Mary Magdalene can be found in the South of France in the once Gallo Roman town of Villa Latta or Tégulata, which after the…
Unveiling the Mysteries of the Bearded Egyptian Mummy: General Ossipumphnoferu
29 Th7 Introduction In the annals of ancient Egyptian history, few figures have captured the imagination of scholars and the public alike as powerfully as the bearded…