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The mummies of eminent personalities from the 18th and 19th century.
Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio detta del Purgatorio

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.
Maidstone's Mummy, Ta-Kush, is 2,700 years old. All photos by Alan Tigwell.
Maidstone, England

Maidstone Mummy

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.
Hull, England

The Hull Mermaid

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.
Path leading up to the Pyramid
Rapa, Poland

Rapa Pyramid

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.
Dorian Corey in a still from <em>Paris is Burning</em>.
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A Famous Drag Queen, a Mummy in the Closet, and a Baffling Mystery

Sequined gowns weren't the only thing stashed in Dorian Corey's wardrobe.
Julianne Tveten November 10, 2016
Nazca culture mummies and skulls cemetry in Peru
Nazca, Peru

Chauchilla Cemetery

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.
Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Italy
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The Wide, Strange World of Modern Mummification

It's not just Egypt that has embraced the practice.
Sarah Brumble October 8, 2016
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The Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies—While Alive

Japan's self-sacrificing sokushinbutsu were a very determined lot.
Davey Young October 4, 2016
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The 3,800-Year-Old Mummy of a Middle Kingdom Noblewoman Has Been Found

Lady Sattjeni's family were elites on Elephantine, an Egyptian isle on the Nile.
Erik Shilling May 24, 2016
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This Egyptian Coffin Held the Smallest Known Mummified Fetus

It's a very tiny coffin.
Erik Shilling May 11, 2016
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Found: Two Secret Rooms in King Tut's Tomb

After new scans, researchers are 90 percent sure they're there.
Sarah Laskow March 17, 2016
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Puppy Frozen for Millennia Emerges With Brain Mostly Intact

The puppy was found mummified in Siberia.
Erik Shilling March 16, 2016
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Found: A Hungarian Mummy With the Gene for Colon Cancer

Humans were predisposed to the disease even before it became common.
Sarah Laskow March 1, 2016
Klatovy Catacombs
Klatovy, Czechia

Klatovy Catacomb Mummies

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
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Victorian Party People Unrolled Mummies For Fun

Dimitra Nikolaidou February 23, 2016
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The Complicated Technology Revealing the Secrets Behind Ancient Mummy Portraits

Urvija Banerji February 16, 2016
Relics of a mummified child
Munich, Germany

The Relics of Munich Residenz

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Entering the Tuff Shed where the frozen corpse of Grandpa Bredo is kept
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100 Wonders: A Visit with a Frozen Dead Guy

Dylan Thuras January 7, 2016