Mummy

3D scans unearth details about life, deaths of 2,000-year-old Egyptian animal mummies

Used micro CT scanning for the first time to study mummification, researchers learned how and when the animals were killed.

Students at Northwestern University in the US are studying a 1,900 year old Egyptian portrait mummy

As part of a comprehensive scientific investigation, the mummy was brought to the Argonne National Laboratory in the US earlier this week.

Tracing smallpox: Virus found in child mummy could rewrite the disease's history

The discovery of smallpox DNA in a 17th century child mummy may shorten the timeline of the deadly infectious disease's history, according to a study published Thursday

'Invisible' blue found in Roman-era mummy portraits

Scientists have discovered that Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits used the pigment Egyptian blue.

Mummy returns: Students unearth 7,000-year-old remains in Chile

A group of students discovered a 7,000-year-old mummy in northern Chile, the media reported on Monday.