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CT scans unlock secrets of mummified Inca children ritually sacrificed over 500 years ago - study

Researchers examined four frozen mummies recovered from the Ampato and Sara Sara volcanoes in southern Peru during the 1990s using CT scans.

The remains of one of the four children found by archeologists, buried in the Inca sanctuary of Pachacamac, in the coastal desert strip 30 km south of Lima. Picture taken on November 9, 2010.
 English archaeologist Howard Carter near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt. Photo acquired on February 16, 2026.

On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings

Summer Decker, PHD, (left) 3D Imaging Lead for Keck Medicine of USC, and Diane Perlov, PHD, (right), Senior Vice President for special projects at the California Science Center, examine ancient Egyptian mummy Nes-Min before he is scanned, February 6, 2026.

More alike than you think: CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies reveal back pain, dental issues

Dinosaur, edmontosaurus close up with open mouth. Ukraine, Khmelnitsky, October 2021.

'Medusa,' possible 'dinosaur mummy' discovered in Badlands, transferred for further research


What did Pharaohs look like? Lab recreates mummies’ faces using DNA

According to a new DNA-based predictive system, the three mummies from Abusir el-Meleq were around age 25, had light brown skin and dark eyes and hair.

The lid of the mummy’s coffin sports characteristic ancient Egyptian stylized facial features and informative hieroglyphics

1,600-year-old mummified sheep found in Iranian salt mine

The salt of the Chehrabad mine works to naturally preserve corpses in a mummification process, as the salt absorbs the water from the corpse, preventing the soft tissues from decaying.

The sheep was an idolatrous symbol for the Egyptian nation

Colorado cult accused keeping leader's mummified remains appear in court

The four men and three women, ranging in age from 30 to 52 years old, are each charged with one count of abusing of a corpse and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse

 The mummy of boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun is on display in his newly renovated tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt January 31, 2019.

Egyptian mummy thought to be a priest actually pregnant woman - study

In the only known instance of a fetus being embalmed, a mummy mistakenly thought to be a priest for over 150 years was actually a pregnant woman.

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A look into the museum housing royal Egyptian mummies - watch

The Egyptian Museum of National Civilization was originally founded to document the history of civilisation including the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, and the Coptic Age.

The Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian mummies paraded through Cairo on way to new museum

The convoy transported 18 kings and four queens, mostly from the New Kingdom, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo's Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.

The mummy of King Ramesses VI is transported in a convoy from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in Cairo, Egypt April 3, 2021

Did a pharaoh's curse cause Suez Canal crisis, other Egyptian disasters?

Many had feared a supernatural cause for many of Egypt's woes, having tied it to plans by Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry moving of 22 royal mummies to a new permanent exhibit.

A 2,300-year old mummy is displayed after it was found by the Sakkara pyramids south of Cairo, May 3, 2005

Egypt unveils 3000-year-old coffins in latest archaeological discovery

"All these discoveries will rewrite the history of Saqqara and the New Kingdom," said Hawass.

A coffin, part of a recent discovery from the Saqqara necropolis, is seen south of Cairo

Rambam hospital journeys back in time scanning 2,500-year-old mummies

Director Yotam Yakir described the experience of attending the scanning as “unbelievable.”

Mummies from the Haifa Museums undergo a CT scanning at the Rambam Health Care Campus on June 29, 2020

Conservators discover paintings in sarcophagus of 3,000-year-old mummy

The paintings depicted the goddess Amentet, also known as Imentet, a minor fertility goddess as well as goddess of the dead.

A 2,500-year old coffin that may contain a mummy lies at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia March 27, 2018