The Chinchorro people, who inhabited the coastal regions of what is now northern Chile and southern Peru beginning around 7000 BC, developed the earliest known artificial mummification techniques - ...

The Chinchorro people of the Pacific coast turned the raw pain of loss into something enduring and visible, reshaping the ...

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 ...

Mummification was a sacred ritual of the ancient Egyptians, who called their mummified dead “noble ones.” But when mummies started showing up as supernatural archfiends in Victorian horror novels and ...

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains. Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c.

After fungus was found, experts say an exhibit of mummies in Mexico may pose a health risk to humans. The display has traveled to the United States in the past, and appeared in a recent tourism fair ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient Egyptian mummies smell like? Whether you wanted to know or not, scientists have ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Museum of Idaho is showcasing a world-class traveling exhibition, Mummies of the World, opening May 31, 2025. The exhibit showcases one of the largest collections of ...

Called simply “Mummies” and running in the museum’s top-floor temporary exhibition spaces until May next year, the exhibition ...

Valley of the golden mummies: Donkey's take, the discovery -- Day at the dig -- Golden mummies -- Artifacts from the tombs -- Mr. X goes to Giza -- Curse of the child mummies -- Egypt-ancient to Greco ...

What started as a mock grant proposal by three students at the University of Melbourne has become an opportunity to preserve an ancient culture under threat. In September 2023, Fen Reyes, Camille ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Museum of Idaho's new exhibit, "Mummies of the World," has been in the works for about two years. Now, people can come see mummies from Egypt, Europe, and South America ...