Mummy
'Medusa,' possible 'dinosaur mummy' discovered in Badlands, transferred for further research
The dinosaur, the fossil of an Edmontosaurus, was about 66 million years old.
Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers
Wyoming 'mummy' fossils show duck-billed dinosaur with hoofed feet, first proof of dinosaur hooves
CT scans unveil faces of Colombian Andes mummies long sealed by death masks
Ancient mummy found in fetal position inside cooler bag in Peru
Photos from the scene show the mummy in a fetal position, wrapped in bandages, inside a cooler bag for the Latin American food delivery service Pedidos Ya.
Ancient Egypt's mummification ingredients came from far-flung locales
Long before the preservation methods of today came to life, ancient Egyptians had to use unique local remedies to prepare mummies.
Egyptian mummy covered in golden foliage could be the oldest ever discovered
The mummy, found with three others, is thought to be one of the best-preserved and oldest discovered in Egypt.
2,300-year-old teenage 'golden boy' mummy undergoes CT scan
Close to 50 amulets were found on the body of a 2,300-year-old teenage mummy kept in the Cairo Egyptian Museum.
Uniquely mummified crocodiles discovered in Egypt - study
Although mummified animals such as crocodiles are commonly found at archaeological sites in Egypt, mummified crocodiles are often not examined thoroughly, according to researchers.
Rare mummy portraits discovered in Egypt
For the first time in over a century, amazing life-like mummy portraits depicting ancient people have been found in Egypt.
A taste for gold: Ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues
The golden tongues are thought by some archaeologists to have allowed the deceased ancient Egyptians to speak with Osiris, judge of the dead, after their passing.
Ancient Egyptians were mummified for 'guidance to divinity,' not preservation
Mummies were buried in that form because of ancient beliefs rather than preservation, researchers said.
Archaeologists uncover pyramid of previously unknown Egyptian queen
The researchers discovered that a previously unknown queen's name was Neith.
Researchers learn about Renaissance childhood from 1600s mummified toddler
The naturally mummified body of the infant comes from the family crypt of the Counts of Starhemberg, one of the oldest aristocratic families in Austria.
