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Screaming Mummies!

amyms — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:26:54 -0800

Why do mummies scream? Are screaming mummies really testaments to horrific deaths? Or are they the result of natural processes, botched or ad hoc mummification jobs, or the depredations of tomb robbers? Archaeology Online examines the science and history behind the gape-mouthed "masks of agony" seen on some mummies, and explores their portrayal in entertainment and pop culture. The article includes lots of interesting and informative additional links.

Haven't heard from your Mummy lately?

grapefruitmoon — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:34:23 -0800

Mummy News : All that's new with mummies. Well... not exactly "new." Some highlights: Can't find your favorite Pharoah? A list of Royal Egyptian Mummies and where they are. Or where we think they are. The saddest mummies of all: the mummified kittens of Egypt Find out which celebrity has a tattoo of Ötzi the Iceman (Who is that Iceman, you ask? Well, you can find out about that, too.) A full line-up of Bog Bodies, including Yde Girl and Tollund Man Mummies around the world - including Chachapoya Mummies from Peru And some... accidental... mummies as well.

lagado — Fri, 25 May 2001 00:14:57 -0800

A story that only gets stranger and sadder. A gold-masked mummy, whose sensational discovery last year sparked an ownership row between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, has turned out not only to be a modern fake but also the apparent victim in a macabre murder mystery.

lagado — Mon, 07 Aug 2000 05:37:42 -0800

The Mummies of the Tarim Basin were discovered fifteen years ago by Chinese archaeologists working in the salty deserts of far western China. These bodies date from between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago and have been preserved so well in the extremely dry salty conditions that some of them look like they're still alive. Even more remarkable is that their clothing is still intact including tapestries and tartans. Finally these people were six feet tall, had long noses and fair hair and there is strong evidence that they spoke a language whose closest relatives are Celtic and Latin.