One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...

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Gold is timeless, outlasting hundreds and thousands of years.

The oldest known depiction of the Crucifixion of Christ is housed in the Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on ...

The tomb was empty, and the location of the mummy is in dispute.

The discovery of the previous tomb was the first such find since Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered more than a century ago.

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It's a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month ...

JJ Velazquez served nearly 24 years for a murder he didn’t commit. A unique prison arts program transformed him into an actor ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...