Utility workers in Peru uncover a 1,000-year-old pre-Incan mummy
Utility workers recently discovered a mummy that dates back to a time long before the Inca Empire, in Lima, Peru. This find occurred at the beginning of June when the workers were digging a trench. Experts say the well-preserved female mummy is around 1,000 years old and was located just 20 inches beneath the surface. […]
Researchers discover strange preservation technique used on an 18th-century Austrian mummy
Research Unveils Secrets of Unusually Preserved 18th Century Mummy in Austria There’s been some intriguing research published recently about a mummy from the 18th century that, surprisingly enough, has remained remarkably well-preserved. This find, referred to as the “air drying pastor,” is located in the basement of St. Thomas Ambrussenstein’s Church in Upper Austria. Historians […]
‘Will Freya find a lovely birthday gift for mummy?’: why the Sylvanian Families movie is the anti-Barbie | Movies
tHis Easter, a new film based on a Sylvanian family, will be released in cinemas. If you've been catching up with a movie based on toys for the past decade or so, you're allowed to hear this news and feel horrible. Since Barbie took $1 billion and was nominated for the Oscar bundle, toy movies […]
The mummy of a three-week-old saber-toothed cub stayed well-preserved over 35,000 years thanks to its frozen condition
A mummified saber-toothed child dating back 35,000 years has been found in near-perfect condition in Siberian permafrost. His body was discovered in 2020 in northeastern Yakutia, Russia. The research on this baby study was published in the journal Scientific Reports on November 14, 2024. According to the published study, discoveries of late Pleistocene frozen remains […]
Egyptian mummy with screaming expression ‘may have died in agony’, say researchers | Egyptology
She bears an eerie resemblance to Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream,” but why ancient Egyptian mummies have such shocked expressions on their faces has long puzzled researchers. Now, researchers say they may have found the answer: the woman may have died screaming in agony. The woman is thought to have been buried around 3,500 years […]