Mummies of the Andes. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Andes Mountains have yielded well-preserved human mummies, offering a fascinating glimpse into the Incan civilization. Frozen at high ...

A doorway cut with great precision into the face of a rocky mountain in Peru may be one of the world's greatest mysteries.

The authors suggest that the HTLV-1 provirus of these mummies might be the aboriginal HTLV-1 prevailing among Mongoloid populations in Asia and the Andes over 1,500 years ago. The picture shows ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously unknown ancestry. DNA analysis of the mummies, which are the remains ...

The Andes Mountains stretch over 7,000 kilometres along the western coast of South America, cradling a remarkable diversity of ecosystems. From the steamy rainforests of Colombia to the arid expanses ...

Shocking DNA findings from two mummies discovered in Northern Africa may rewrite the family tree of human history. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Germany found that these ancient ...

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Before his discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, it’s rumored that Howard Carter, the renowned Egyptologist, discovered another mummy in 1919. Known as either the Bashiri Mummy, the Mummy of ...

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...