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PROF. ELLIOT SMITH and Mr. Warren Dawson have written a very interesting and useful book on mummies, which appears in a most attractive guise (except for some of the illustrations). Its outward ...

From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year in our Year of the Snake 2025 series. If an ancient tomb mural in China is ...

Egyptian zodiac signs originate from ancient Egyptian astrology, often linked to the deities and their influence on life. Nick Brundle Photography / Getty Images ...

Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. They reveal fine details in tattoos dating to around 1250 A.D. that aren’t visible to ...

The methods of mummification or treatment of the dead body used by the ancient Egyptians are called embalming. Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving it in ...

An unexpected encounter with a venomous snake could turn a routine activity into a matter of life or ... [+] death. Here’s everything you need to know. Snake encounters are more common than you ...

Alongside that were children's toys made of clay, cartonnage (a material used to make funerary masks and coffins) as well as funerary masks that covered mummies. There were also winged scarabs ...