One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

The 111 mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico, have faces frozen in eternal screams. Their eerie expressions make it look like these ancient remains have just witnessed something shocking. But don't worry ...

Preserving a frozen mummy is no easy task. There is no manual to turn to, and few individuals have experience in this area. The handling of each new discovery must rely on suggestions from others ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians are perhaps the best known mummy-makers—though initially, it was their climate, not their skill, that preserved their dead. Arid desert ...

Mummies of these figures are meticulously preserved and offer crucial historical information. Egyptian mummies are historically important and a popular source of interest for people even today.

Archaeologists in Egypt just unearthed 30 ancient wooden coffins and opened them to reveal perfectly preserved mummies inside. A dig team stumbled upon the sarcophagi in the Asasif necropolis of ...