Unraveling the Origins of Ancient Egypt’s Mummified Baboons
An interdisciplinary project led by primatologist Gisela Kopp is employing genetic analysis to determine the geographic origins of baboon mummies discovered in ancient Egypt. In…
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“Golden Boy” – Researchers Digitally Unwrap 2,300-Year-Old Undisturbed Mummy
A digital unwrapping has revealed that a 2,300-year-old unopened mummy serves as a showcase of ancient Egyptian beliefs. Scientists used CT scans to digitally unwrap…
Scientists Uncover a Brutal Murder From a Millennium Ago
South American mummies were brutally murdered, according to scientific “detective work.” How often did prehistoric human societies engage in violence? Investigating the presence of trauma…
Human DNA Extracted From Nits on Ancient Mummies Sheds Light on South American Ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration. Human DNA can be extracted from the ‘cement’ head lice used to…
Mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I “Unwrapped” for the First Time in 3,000 Years – Here’s What Scientists Found
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment. All the royal mummies…
Capuchin Catacombs: Solving the Mysteries of Palermo’s Child Mummies
The first ever comprehensive study of mummified children in Sicily’s famous Capuchin Catacombs is being led by Staffordshire University. Dr. Kirsty Squires, Associate Professor of…
Powerful X-rays of the Advanced Photon Source Reveal 1,900-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy’s Secrets
Researchers used the powerful X-rays of the Advanced Photon Source to see the preserved remains of an ancient Egyptian girl without disturbing the linen wrappings….
Unique Snapshot of Ancient Animal Mummification Through Advanced X-ray Imaging
Analysis of three mummified animals — a cat, a bird, and a snake — from Ancient Egypt using advanced 3D X-ray imaging is described in…
Egyptian Animal Mummies From Over 2000 Years Ago Digitally Unwrapped With High-Resolution 3D X-rays
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’…
Scientists Use X-Rays and Infrared Light to Explore Egyptian Mummy Bones [Video]
Experiments at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples…
DNA Sequencing Solves 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Mystery
Using ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing scientists have found that the famous ‘Two Brothers’ mummies of the Manchester Museum have different fathers so are, in fact,…
Genome Data Shows Ancient Egyptian Mummies Closely Related to Ancient Populations from the Near East
Researchers have successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BCE to 400 CE, including the first genome-wide nuclear data…
CT Scans of Mummies Reveal Clogged Arteries
Using CT scans on mummies from four different geographical locations, researchers report that atherosclerosis may have been more common among ancient populations than previously thought,…
Ötzi the Iceman’s Final Hours
It was previously thought that Ötzi the iceman’s last hours consisted of him being caught and killed after a grueling chase, but new evidence suggests…