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Mummies

The mummy of Fray Lázaro de la Cruz de Santofimia.

Momia de Guano

A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.

Anthropomorphic fetish simulated by a manta ray fish.

Reverte Coma Forensic Museum

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

Researchers used three different imaging technologies to analyze a second-century portrait.

The Alchemy and Artistry of Ancient Egypt's Funerary Portraits

High-tech imaging tools are taking researchers under the paint, layer by layer.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 21, 2017

Some unnerving faces in Leymebamba Museum

Leymebamba, Peru

Mummies of Museo Leymebamba

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

A CT scan of the mummy shows the child's skull, with milk teeth and adult teeth jostling for space.

Using a Particle Accelerator to See Inside a 1,900-Year-Old Mummy

We've come a long way from 19th-century mummy "unwrapping parties."

Natasha Frost November 30, 2017

Partial view of the mummy.

Guanche Mummy of Madrid

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

Shrew mummy skulls.

The Reclaiming of the Shrew

A biologist solves the mystery of two dozen missing animal mummies.

Sarah Laskow November 2, 2017

A 16th-century anatomical lecture in London.

European 'Corpse Medicine' Promised Better Health Through Cannibalism

“Take the fresh, unspotted cadaver of a redheaded man..."

Natalie Zarrelli October 31, 2017

The gravestone for "Miranda Eve," the mysterious mummified girl from 1876; the headstone was updated with her information once she was identified.

Searching for the Identity of San Francisco's Mysterious Mummified Girl

The toddler, dubbed "Miranda Eve" when her coffin was found in 2016, died in 1876.

Rick Paulas October 17, 2017

Mummified bodies discovered in the crypt of the Church of St. Stephen, Ferentillo, Umbria, Italy.

Ferentillo, Italy

Museum of the Mummies

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

King Ferdinand I of Aragon had colorectal cancer.

Italian Renaissance Aristocrats Were Susceptible to Cancer, Too

Mummified evidence that cancer might not be a disease of the modern world.

Vittoria Traverso October 4, 2017

Jeremy Bentham's head is usually not on display, to prevent further deterioration.

Jeremy Bentham's Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope

Scientists want to know if the forward-thinking philosopher had autism.

Natasha Frost October 3, 2017

One of the mummies contained in the crypt.

Bremen, Germany

Bleikeller

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

Fresh crabs in spiced soy sauce.

Found: A Perfectly Preserved Sac of Fluke Eggs on a 400-Year-Old Mummy’s Liver

In the 17th century, delicious fresh crab dishes had certain dangers.

Sarah Laskow August 24, 2017

Mummies on glass display within the mausoleum.

San Bernardo, Colombia

Mummies of San Bernardo

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.

Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?

Sa-Nakht may be the oldest known case of acromegaly.

Natasha Frost August 7, 2017

Llandudno, Wales

The Great Orme Copper Mines

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

This Mummified Chameleon Was Hoping to Find Water

The sad end of a hopeful creature.

Sarah Laskow June 21, 2017