After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

This mummified boy, approximately one-year-old, was found in the same grave. He, too, is believed to have been a sacrificial victim who was buried alive. This mummy of a woman, who was ...

But unlike a skeleton or a fossil, a mummy still retains some of the soft tissue it had when it was alive—most often ... grow where there is no water. Mummies can be dried in the sun, with ...

The 'alien mummies' discovered in Peru have largely ... on its head that Mantilla said was placed on the body while it was ...

Mummies have been cast by popular culture and ... but a real human who was once alive and had a very specific belief about how her body should be treated after death." It has not been lost on ...

100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death. Movie mummies are known for two things: fabulous riches and a nasty curse that ...

Among these is "mumia"—a medicinal substance derived from mummified human remains. From the 12th to the 17th century, physicians across Europe prescribed powdered mummy as a cure-all for ...

A former food delivery driver has been detained in Peru after police learned he was in possession of a mummified human ... The man allegedly took the mummy from his home to show off to his ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...