Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ancient artifacts.

Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a submerged port and a tunnel at Taposiris Magna, a site linked by many to Cleopatra's tomb ...

Bowers Museum showcases art and artifacts from cultures worldwide in permanent collections and rotating featured exhibits. As ...

Discover the shocking discovery of the world's oldest mummies, rewriting the history of ancient burial practices.

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.

I worked on this reconstruction based off of her mummy. Even looking at her mummy you can see she was beautiful - and her hair is unlike most female mummies with exception of Queen Tiye. Not often was ...

The bracelet, described as a golden band adorned with "spherical lapis lazuli beads," belonged to King Amenemope, a pharaoh ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has confirmed that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration ...

World's oldest mummy, dating back 7,000 years, discovered in South America's Chimborazo region. Preserved by smoke and minerals, the well-preserved body challenges Egypt's mummification belief.

The world’s oldest known mummies have been discovered in Asia, dating back nearly 12,000 years. Researchers say the mummies were smoke-dried for preservation, a practice that predates Egyptian ...

The human remains predate Chile's Chinchorro mummies and the famously preserved pharaohs of ancient Egypt by millennia ...