The capacocha was one of the most sacred ceremonies of the Inca Empire, involving the sacrifice of children on the ...

Archaeologists have performed toxicological analysis on the mummified remains of people sacrificed at mountain shrines across ...

They were sacrificed by their people, the Inca, to serve as messengers for the gods in a ritual known as capacocha, their small bodies laid to rest with honor and care.

"The removal of human remains...reflects contemporary museum practice," a spokesperson told Newsweek.

Northern Arizona University, working with Peru’s Ministry of Culture, has uncovered four pristine mummies that could upend the conventional wisdom around the Wari Empire’s ancient conquests.

Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

Many Ancient Egyptian deities were represented by animals. For example, Horus, the god of kingship and the sky, is represented by a falcon, and Anubis, the god of embalming, is represented by a jackal ...

Back in medieval and early modern times, doctors regularly prescribed mummy scrapings as a cure-all, believing that the ...

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Well, that’s a wrap. It looks like heart disease and stroke aren’t just modern phenomena but instead have been around a long time. Like a really long time. CT scans of 237 adult mummies found evidence ...

When we think of mummies, we usually think of ancient Egypt: From about 2600 BCE until the 7th century CE, Egyptians used elaborate rituals to preserve the bodies of elites and buried them in ...