Dau Pagoda houses two full-body relics of Zen masters that remain unspoiled for nearly 400 years, puzzling scientists.

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size and ...

A previously unknown shark once swam around the shores of the U.K. more than 70 million years ago. The new species, named ...

Supe, to which the buried woman belonged, are recognized as one of 6 societies that originated human civilization.

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

When you hear the word mummy, chances are you think of ancient Egypt. Many different cultures embalmed their deceased, ...

An incredible example of this is the little-known case of a mummy located in the church crypt of St Thomas am Blasenstein, in ...

The 18th-century mummy of Franz Xaver Sidler, dubbed the "Air-Dried Chaplain," was preserved using a unique embalming ...

This plant, revered in ancient Egypt, is regaining attention today for its healing, calming, and spiritual properties backed ...

The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru ...

A stunning archaeological discovery has recently been made in the Caral region of Peru, where a 5,000-year-old mummy was ...

The unusually well-preserved mummy in the church crypt of St Thomas am Blasenstein is the corps of a local parish vicar, Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg, who died in 1746.