The Museum of Archaeology, Paleontology and Science is on the hunt for a new home. After spending five years on the Wendell ...

Archaeologists uncover the first case of deliberate mummification of an Inca child, shedding new light on ancient Andean ...

If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, ...

A new bioarchaeological study has identified what researchers describe as the first known case of deliberate mummification applied to a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The finding ...

The team then developed two ways to present ancient scents to the public. Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, the team recreated the aromas of mummification in ancient Egypt. A ...

Two Egyptian mummies underwent full-body computed tomography (CT) scans, which doctors today use to identify injuries and ...

The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body.

As previously reported, Egyptian embalming is thought to have begun in the Predynastic Period or earlier, when people noticed ...

However, direct field observation continues to show that not all architectural elements within the plateau fit comfortably within these established models. The Mortuary Temple of Khafre, located on ...

W alking has a whole bunch of benefits like improving cardiovascular health, mood, and sleep—but exactly how many miles do you need to walk per day to get these perks? You might have heard that 10,000 ...