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These Remarkably Preserved Chinese Mummies Have a Surprise Ancestry
The mummies belonged to a population that is genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan.
Archaeologists Are Studying a New Type of Mummy They've Never Encountered
Its mysterious cocoon could have “aided the metaphysical transition of the deceased into the afterlife and the sphere of the god Osiris,” according to researchers.
Yukon Miners Dug Up a 50,000 Year Old Mummified Wolf Pup
The preserved corpses of an ice age wolf pup and caribou calf, dug up in 2016 in the Yukon, are on display in Dawson City.
The Thing Is Arizona's Most Mysterious Attraction
The Thing is advertised on billboards stretching hundreds of miles, from Arizona to Texas, but it's impossible to understand The Thing until you're staring right at it.
CT Scans Reveal the Youngest Mummified Fetus Ever Found | Conservation Lab
Medical imaging was used to identify the minuscule fetal skeleton bundled inside a coffin in the Fitzwilliam Museum's collection.
Mummified Bodies Found Atop Mexico's Highest Peak Buried Again After Fresh Snowfall
After disturbing the snow, climbers found a second mummified body atop the snowy Pico de Orizaba. Authorities are not sure when — or if — the bodies will be recovered.
Mummified Monk Found Inside Buddha Statue
The master of impermanence becomes a permanent resting place.