A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

Researchers discovered that a 1746 Austrian mummy was embalmed with wood chips and zinc chloride, preserving internal tissues ...

Researchers discovered that pre-Inca stone structures from the mountains of Peru had secret rooms accessible to only the most ...

The site also contained marbled glass beads and Egyptian amulets made of faience—materials ... of the finds showed that the area had been in use since the Iron Age and was used throughout ...

But, unlike in other cases of intentional mummification, there were no visible incisions anywhere on the man's body. "The only way for this insertion was the anal canal, which they had used ...

For centuries, the secrets of mummification have captured scientists ... where materials were inserted through the rectum, may have been used far and wide, potentially rewriting the history ...

Chantelle Woolston, from Southampton, had hoped that a 'mummy makeover' would be the answer to her excess skin left behind after losing nearly half her body weight using a gastric sleeve.

Importantly, among the finds from the UMMA project excavations are letters, documents, and amulets written in Arabic ... represents the earliest known use of this term in sources concerning ...