The motif first appeared in Dunhuang in the sixth century and later spread along the ancient Silk Road to Central Asia, West ...

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Discover the shocking discovery of the world's oldest mummies, rewriting the history of ancient burial practices.

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World's oldest mummy, dating back 7,000 years, discovered in South America's Chimborazo region. Preserved by smoke and minerals, the well-preserved body challenges Egypt's mummification belief.

Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier ...

Tsakonika, the language of ancient Sparta, still survives today, despite the ravages of time and the many reversals of ...

Southeast Asian groups mummified bodies over smoky fires before burying them as early as 12,000 years ago, long before Egyptians began making mummies.

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The Fat Lady of Saliagos (also known as The Naked Lady of Saliagos) is the oldest known Cycladic sculpture. It is a marble ...

Libya's civil war has placed the Uan Muhuggiag mummy at risk. But negotiations are underway to transport the rare artifact ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and ...