Previously undeveloped photos reveal 8,000-year-old signs of mummification — the earliest evidence found anywhere in the world. Archaeologists think a …
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Unearthing and Preserving Relics From Ancient Civilizations
It's long been believed that mummification was meant to preserve the dead. It turns out that notion is dead wrong.
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It's long been believed that mummification was meant to preserve the dead. It turns out that notion is dead wrong. The mummy of a woman named Isaious, …
Up to 65 burials of kings and queens have been discovered. The graves of dozens of what may have been early British kings, queens, princes and …
Many more are likely to be found. Seventy-six child sacrifices were found recently as part of ongoing excavations near Huanchaco, Peru. The remains of …
It's only the second known ancient armor of its kind. About 2,500 years ago, a man in northwest China was buried with armor made of more than 5,000 …
