A so-called “corn mummy” placed in a Late Period tomb, representing Osiris
This falcon-headed coffin does not contain an actual mummy but a symbolic Osiris mummy stuffed with grains like corn and sand. The falcon head on the coffin…
Pre-Dynastic Mummies: The Gebelein Man “Ginger”
The Gebelein Man (British Museum. EA32751), also known informally as “Ginger” due to his red hair; is the mummy of a young Egyptian man found in Gebelein…
Incan mummy frozen after human sacrifice still has infection in lungs after 500 years – giving new insight into diseases of the past
A 500-year-old frozen Incan mummy known as ‘The Maiden’ was suffering from a bacterial infection when she died – and being able to ‘diagnose’ the disease could…
The ‘walking whales’ of Egypt: Fossils in the desert are remains of 37 million years old sea mammals
The fossilized remains of marine creatures who ruled the oceans 37 million years ago are known as the “walking whales” of Egypt. Dozens of fossilized whale bones…
Statue of Meryrahashetef, c. 2345-2181 B.C.
Sir Flinders Petrie discovered this human head of a man, resting upon a head rest in Sidmant el-Gebel within the Tomb of Meryrahashetef (?). Petrie identified the…
The “Oldest Gold of Humanity” Was Buried 6,500 Years Ago in the Varna Necropolis
The necropolis in Varna, a cemetery from 4,660–4,450 BC on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, is home to the oldest gold objects that are now known to…
The mummy of Yuya, Grandfather of Akhenaten
The mummy of Yuya was found partially wrapped with only his torso being divested of wrappings by ancient robbers. When the body of Yuya was removed from…
Tutankhamun had a space dagger: Blade found beside ancient Egyptian boy king’s mummy was made from a METEORITE
When the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered nearly 100 years ago in the Egyptian desert, the treasures found inside had an other-worldly quality to them that captured…
The Mummy of Thutmose IV – King Thutmose IV died young and was buried in the Valley of the Kings.
The mummy of Thutmose IV was found within the mummy cache of (KV35) in 1898 by Victor Loret. The body of the king was moved in antiquity…
Rare 5,000-year-old crystal dagger is uncovered in Prehistoric Iberian megalithic tomb in Spain
Ancient tools that once belonged to prehistoric civilizations have been found all over the world, but a discovery in Spain is unlike those traditionally made of stone or flint….