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…
Shall we crack open the 350AD vintage? Historians debate whether to open ‘world’s oldest bottle of wine’
The world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine, known as the Speyer wine bottle or Römerwein aus Speyer, has been preserved at Germany’s Historical Museum of the Palatinate…
Triskelion (Triskele) Artifact from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece
Triskelion (Triskele) Artifact from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece: A triskelion or triskele (which invariably has rotational symmetry) is a motif consisting of three interlocked spirals,…
Safaga to Luxor:Tour of King Tut’s Tomb & the Valley of the Kings
Tomb of Ramesses VI Ramesses VI was buried in the Valley of the Kings, in a tomb now known as KV9. The ornate walls of the tomb…
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…