CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Field Museum recently finished a project using a CT scanner to virtually unwrap more than two ...
The museum features one very unique item – mummies. "According to most people, it’s the mummies. They see something about the mummies, and the first thing they do is come here," Trim said.
Mummies have been cast by popular culture and entertainment as "supernatural monsters," according to Jo Anderson, assistant keeper of archaeology at the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle.
Mummies from the Wupu cemetery This mummy of an 18 to 20 year old woman is on display at a museum in Hami. Her features, particularly her overbite, indicate Caucasian heritage. This mummified man ...
A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists ...
Scientists in Australia have discovered the remains of a mummy in a 2,500-year-old coffin that was previously classified as empty. The sarcophagus had been left untouched at a university museum in ...
The topics in this series were developed by <strong>New Scientist</strong> in association with the <strong>Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences</strong> in Sydney ...
Dr Gina Criscenzo-Laycock, who is curating the display at the Victoria Gallery and Museum in Liverpool, said: “People usually think of mummies but we wanted to bring out a different side." ...
The preserved skin of the mummies and the black tattoo ink used show a stark contrast ... with spirits or deities,” said Lars ...
Golden Mummies of Egypt - Manchester Museum’s first ever international touring exhibition - will open at Nanshan Museum in Shenzhen on Friday 24 June. Golden Mummies, developed and produced in ...