Will mummy make it better? The curious case of mummified remedies in early modern medicine
The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...
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Modern Tech Helps Reveal Mysteries of the 2,300-Year-Old Bashiri Mummy
Before his discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, it's rumored that Howard Cater, the renowned Egyptologist, ...
The Bashiri mystery: A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy that no archaeologist dares to open
A mysterious mummy called “Bashiri” has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no scholar has ...
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Unraveling the story of UR's mummy
The mummified remains of Ti Ameny Net have resided on the University of Richmond campus for decades. Her journey from Egypt ...
The Mystery of Lady Dai: The best-preserved mummy in history with blood still in her veins
Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...
A mummy’s tale from Cork to Cairo: ‘It’s like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His body represents us all’
A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...
Museums and auction houses should not hold human remains, UK lawmakers say
Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the sale of human body parts in auction houses.
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The 2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy that No Archaeologist Dares to Open
No archaeologist dares to open a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, fearing the loss of a one-of-a-kind burial method.