See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A team of scientists at the Warsaw Mummy Project recently discovered ...

Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā during the 5th Century BC, according to a study published January 18, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Bea ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mummification practices ...

Recent analysis of an Ancient Egyptian mummy held at the Smithsonian Institution for over a century yielded a surprise: an almost fully-developed fetus inside the mummy's chest cavity. Francine ...

Scientists have unearthed what they believe to be the oldest known evidence of human mummification in Southeast Asia. The findings, estimated to be around 12,000 years old, set a new record for the ...

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Mummification of the dead probably was more common in prehistory than previously known. This discovery is made at the hunter-gatherer burial sites in the Sado Valley in Portugal, dating to 8,000 years ...