Ancient Egyptians practiced mummification ... to desiccate the flesh and organs. Mummies can also form through unintentional or accidental processes, a phenomenon known as "natural" mummification.

The Field Museum is using CT scans to uncover new details about mummies in its collection ... of individuals behind the museum’s ancient artifacts. On Tuesday, researchers at the Field showed ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

They believed it belonged to a Kemetic Egyptian woman ... discovered that she was from the kingdom of Kush. As one of the ancient world's largest empires, it conquered Upper Egypt over 2,000 years ago ...

Were ancient Egyptians redheads or blondes Discoveries of Egyptian mummies with red and blonde hair have left archaeologists and historians in awe and questioning traditional narratives! More for You ...

Found etched into clay cylinders in Syria, the strange symbols date to around 2400 B.C.E.—500 years before other known alphabetic scripts Sonja Anderson The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius ...

CHICAGO - "Mummy" is the word at the Field Museum this Halloween, which is using some new technology to unlock the secrets of ...

However, unexpectedly, Rynn’s work helped the museum identify an unknown mummy as none other than ... They believed it belonged to a Kemetic Egyptian woman, but her skull told a different ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

SCIENTISTS have been able to peer inside a 3,000-year-old Egyptian "locked mummy" coffin, without unwrapping the ancient casing. Using 3D scans, researchers caught a rare glimpse inside ancient ...

A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat ... fossils showed that the genus split from other ancient cats about 18 million years ago.

Chicago’s Field Museum is home to over a dozen ancient Egyptian mummies but one in particular has perplexed researchers for years. Now, the mystery of Lady Chenet-aa’s burial procedure appears ...