The Chinchorro culture experienced tragically high rates of infant mortality, possibly due to arsenic poisoning.

"Early-life malnutrition has been consistently associated with reduced brain volume and cognitive impairments, highlighting the critical importance of adequate energy and nutrient intake during ...

Highly detailed tattoos on Peruvian mummies were made with “special effort” around 1,200 years ago, likely using cactus needles or sharpened animal bones, archaeologists say. Researchers used laser ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare ...

Before we let archeologist Scott Warnasch explain the gripping history of the mummified remains he found underneath the ...

The strange tale of two mummies discovered beneath the Prudential Center collides with the Devils’ run of bad injury luck ...

An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds.

The dinosaur remains are different from the wrapped mummies of Egypt or natural human mummies that get accidentally preserved ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...