Mitchell found that 65 percent of the mummies he studied were positive for schistosomiasis (a parasitic worm), 40 percent had headlice, and 22 percent suffered from falciparum malaria. “Such a disease ...
Edu Survivencia was exploring caves in Monterrey, Mexico, in a protected area called Cerro de las Mitras, when he discovered ...
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate ...
Ancient Egyptian mummies reveal what diseases afflicted people in the great civilization, as well as the protective role the Nile could play ...
A Peruvian cave in the Nazca region attracts believers in aliens and grave robbers who sell the mummies and artifacts inside ...
A study of ancient Egyptian mummies has shown that schistosomiasis and malaria hounded the pharaohs. The Nile likely dictated which diseases were most common in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Thirty-one ...
Feb. 14, 2024 — Some people from an ancient community in what is now northern Italy were interred with animals and animal parts from species such as dogs, horses and pigs. The reasons remain ...
Scientists have discovered an ancient amphibian ancestor that lived 270 million years ago and named it in honour of the iconic Muppet character Kermit the Frog. The extinct species, which has been ...
Archaeologists in Poland have found the 300-year-old remains of a man who had a prosthetic that helped him live with a ...
Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru's remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts ...
Leandro Rivera discovered ancient artifacts, including mummies, in a cave in Peru's remote Nazca region. The site is renowned ...