The 111 mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico, have faces frozen in eternal screams. Their eerie expressions make it look like these ancient remains have just witnessed something shocking. But don't worry ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians are perhaps the best known mummy-makers—though initially, it was their climate, not their skill, that preserved their dead. Arid desert ...

Preserving a frozen mummy is no easy task. There is no manual to turn to, and few individuals have experience in this area. The handling of each new discovery must rely on suggestions from others ...

We find that the preserved skin fluoresced strongly underneath ... far back as Ötzi the Iceman—Europe’s oldest-known human mummy. Whether revolutionizing the field or just adding a tool ...

Mummies of these figures are meticulously preserved and offer crucial historical information. Egyptian mummies are historically important and a popular source of interest for people even today.