In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...
The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...
Two Egyptian mummies underwent full-body computed tomography (CT) scans, which doctors today use to identify injuries and signs of disease. Needless to say, back in the mummies’ day (the Ptolemaic ...
A new bioarchaeological study has identified what researchers describe as the first known case of deliberate mummification applied to a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The finding ...
What does a sarcophagus smell like? Is it dust, decay, or something far more unexpected? Smell played a central role in the funerary rites of ancient Egypt. Pleasant scents were associated with ...
In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of artificial mummification among the Chinchorro people may have evolved as a ...
Dr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” In a year when the United States seemed more split than ever, Americans united in one way ...
Excerpted from Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Copyright ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the first time, paleontologists have successfully ...
A pair of Edmontosaurus specimens found in a Wyoming dig help researchers to understand the process that led them to be mummified. By Jack Tamisiea During a 1908 dig in Wyoming, the fossil hunter ...
The mummified remains of seven cheetahs, some dating back thousands of years, have been reported in caves in Saudi Arabia – the first naturally mummified big cats ever found by scientists. The mummies ...
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