Egypt and its mummification culture seem to stun the world. One such is the case of archaeologists finding more than two ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have found many ancient mummies with solid-gold tongues in their mouths. The strange discovery was made when preserved corpses from 300 and 640 BCE were discovered at the ...

The Spanish destroyed countless Incan burial sites—partly for religious reasons, but also to plunder the gold often buried with mummies. As a result, few Incan burial sites remain. In 1875 ...

While several of Manchester Museum's mummies perfectly fit the classic image we all have – with their gold and blue, heavy-eyed visages – the exhibition also features late-style ones that ...

The Spanish destroyed countless Incan burial sites—partly for religious reasons, but also to plunder the gold often buried with mummies. As a result, few Incan burial sites remain. In 1875 ...

IT’S been a firm favourite on the high street for many savvy shoppers, and Matalan’s latest new-in collection has set tongues ...

Lying nestled inside each one was an elaborately wrapped mummy in the shape of an animal. Ibises, hawks, cats, dogs, snakes, and even a shrew were all represented in the collection, which had been ...

A Peruvian mummy up to 800 years old was discovered inside a cooler bag of a food deliveryman who referred to the ancient male corpse as his “spiritual girlfriend” whom he dubbed “Juanita.” ...

(CNN)A pre-Hispanic mummy, estimated to be between 600 to 800 years old, was discovered in a food delivery cooler bag by Peruvian police over the weekend. Police told CNN that the mummified ...

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. It's covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 8:17 am ET, was $1,959 per ounce. That’s up 0.05% from yesterday’s gold price of $1,958.