The cub’s fur was found almost perfectly intact ... with paler markings around its chin, much like any old house cat today. “The mummy body is covered with short, thick, soft, dark brown ...

A teen boy whose mummy had been stored in a museum since 1916 was covered in precious amulets, a study published Tuesday found. A team of scientists has digitally unwrapped the 2,300-year-old ...

Thought to be the remains of a man named Hekashepes, archaeologists found the 4,300-year-old mummy in an ancient tomb near Cairo from the country's fifth and sixth dynasty — which spanned from ...

The mummies date ... say they also found that the microorganisms in the ancient cheese, are still used to make the dairy product today! Researchers think that this is the oldest known cheese ...

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 ...

A mummified ice age cub discovered in Siberia is exceptionally preserved, providing the first view of what saber-toothed cats ...

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged from Siberian permafrost—a remarkably preserved saber-toothed cat cub from over 30,000 ...

Later, radiocarbon dating determined that the "Iceman" died sometime between 3350 and 3300 BC—making him the oldest well-preserved mummy in the world. In 1972, hunters found the best preserved ...

‘Beauty of Xiaohe’ is a 3,800-year-old female mummy wrapped in a finely crafted ... Until now, no remains of ancient cheeses had been found.