The Strange Merman of Banff: Legendary Lake Monster or Just a Trading Post Treasure?
As a researcher of unusual historical phenomena, I investigate strange stories, but I had no intention of doing so in Alberta, Canada. Nevertheless, I came across something that…
Peruvian Mummy Taken to Children’s Hospital for Revealing X-rays
A 2,000-year-old mummy kept at Corpus Christi Museum of Natural History in Texas, has been transferred to Driscoll Children’s Hospital for X-rays. The museum is currently working…
Mummies Found in Chile Did Not Let Harsh Life Conditions Get Them Down
Despite apparent episodes of food shortage, disease, violence, and severe weather conditions, it seems that, at least for some people, life in Chile between 500-1500 years ago…
Loved to Death? Autopsy Reveals Shocking Cause of Death for Mummified Child
As reported in the journal Frontiers of Medicine, a team of German scientists from the Academic Clinic Munich-Bogenhausen used medical procedures and historical research to identify a 17th…
Where the West Actually Meets the East—The Tarim Mummies
Ancient Rome and China were on opposite sides of the world as far as both civilizations were concerned. Although both cultures were aware of each other’s existence…
Earthquake in Ecuador Reveals Bizarre Burial of a Mummy in a Jar with a Little Mouse
On August 5, 1949, an earthquake struck the small town of Guano in Ecuador, causing buildings to crack open and crumble. The disaster led to the strange…
Usermontu’s Knee Screw Baffles Experts: 2,600-Year-Old Medical Marvel
A team of experts, including (from left) BYU professor C. Wilfred Griggs, Utah county medical doctors Bruce Mcliff and Richard Jackson, and San Jose, Calif., Dr Grady Jeeter,…
Study of Atacama Skeleton Slammed as Scientifically Flawed and Unethical
University of Otago-led international collaborative research calls into question the ethics of skeletal and genomic analysis surrounding research into the much publicized “Atacama mummy.” University of Otago…
The Grand Canyon
We left Zion National Park via the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel. Bored and blasted through the sandstone cliffs above Pine Canyon this amazing engineering feat blows the mind. Construction…
The Sleeping Giant: Ramesses II’s Colossal Legacy at Memphis
Unearthing a Pharaoh’s Grandeur In the heart of ancient Memphis, a colossal figure lies in silent repose, its weathered features telling a tale of power and glory…