Mummy

An Egyptian mummy, believed to be a male priest for decades, was recently discovered as a pregnant woman, making it the first known case of its kind, scientists said.Scientists in Poland made the discovery when they conducted a…

A golden tongue would not have been uncommon at elite burials during the Ptolemaic and Roman times, said Lorelei H. Corcoran, director of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology at the University of Memphis."In an Egyptian burial…

More than 50,000 years ago, a cave in sandy soil collapsed on top of a wolf pup, killing it, protecting it from air and moisture, causing the pup's body to mummify in the cold.It remained buried in permafrost until four years ago when the…