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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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!

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 ...

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 ...

Researcher analyses composite scan of mummy (Chicago Field Museum) “The Ancient Egyptian view of the afterlife is similar to our ideas about retirement savings. It’s something you prepare for ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...