Mummies

mummies

Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets

NIR OR LEV Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
 Replica of a Guanche mummy.

Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why

 How do mummies smell? Like pine, cedar, juniper, myrrh, and frankincense.

How do mummies smell? Like pine, cedar, juniper, myrrh, and frankincense

 Incredible precision: Scientists reveal intricate 1,200-year-old tattoo designs on Peruvian mummies.

Incredible precision: Scientists reveal intricate 1,200-year-old tattoo designs on Peruvian mummies


Partially mummified child's corpse discovered in century-old Austrian school basement

The police are currently investigating how long the remains had been in the school cellar and how they ended up there.

 Palm consecration on Palm Sunday in Vöcklabruck district, Upper Austria.

Peru's congress conducts hearing on alleged extraterrestrial 'Nazca mummies'

However, the authenticity of the so-called tridactyl mummies has been widely disputed by the scientific community.

 Mexican ufologist Jaime Maussan presented two supposed "non-human" bodies found in Peru.

Ancient Egyptian baboon mummy hints at existence of lost mythical city

Ancient baboon's DNA may reveal enigmatic 'god's country'.

 Baboons were often used as ritual offerings in ancient Egypt