Iceman Oetzi’s DNA sheds light on health risks
March 1st, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have been able to put together the full genome of Oetzi. This has led to new revelation about the health and life of the 5,300-year-old ... Read more...
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Mummies reveal history of ‘modern’ plague
May 24th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) Mummies are revealing how age-old irrigation techniques may have boosted the plague of schistosomiasis, a water-borne parasitic disease that infects an estimated 200 million people today.An ... Read more...
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New York woman makes mummies out of dead pets
May 17th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 17 (IANS) A woman in New York, reputed to be a "sorceress", has a unique profession. She makes mummies of other people's pets and "helps" them remember ... Read more...
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Royal jelly helps queen bee live 40 times longer
April 25th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) Royal jelly is a thick, milky-white substance secreted by the glands of honeybees -- and queen bees feed exclusively on it and live 40 times longer ... Read more...
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Mummies’ toes may be world’s earliest prosthetic body parts
February 14th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): Scientists say they have found the world's earliest prosthetic body parts.According to the experts, who tested replicas on volunteers, two artificial big toes - one found attached to ... Read more...
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Meet Soapman, the 18th century Egyptian mummy made of soap!
January 5th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Scientists have revealed an 18th century Egyptian mummy that is made out of soap.The mummy belongs to North America and lived in 18th-century Philadelphia. It was unearthed by ... Read more...
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Cancer was rare, but it did occur in Ancient Egypt: Scientist
November 21st, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): In a direct contradiction to a recent Nature article on cancer in Egypt, a Manchester United Egyptologist has stated that cancer was not 'man-made', and that it was ... Read more...
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“Chasing Mummies” Lives Up To Viewers’ Expectation
July 16th, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much awaited History Channel's new reality adventure series "Chasing Mummies" debuted on July 14 at 10 p.m. The all new adventure series that has Egyptologist ... Read more...
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Fungus preys on ‘meditating monk’s’ mummy (With Images)
July 8th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Geu (Himachal Pradesh), July 8 (IANS) The mummified body of a 'meditating monk' believed to be 550 years old is wasting away. Fungus has set in and loss of body ... Read more...
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Mystery of million mummies buried near Snefu’s Seila pyramid
June 14th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 14 (ANI): Researchers from Brigham Young University, in Utah, are trying to find why a million mummies are buried near Pharaoh Snefru 's Seila pyramid.About 4,600 years ago, Snefru initiated ... Read more...
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I want to live on a boat: Jessica Biel
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) American actress Jessica Biel says she has a passion for archaeology and would like to live on a boat and explore the world.
"I would like to sail around ... Read more...
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57 ancient tombs found in Egypt
May 24th, 2010 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 24 (IANS) 57 ancient tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, have been unearthed in Egypt, the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities has ... Read more...
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King Tut had a clubfoot & he died from malaria had
February 17th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cairo, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Latest forensic research indicates that King Tut had a clubfoot and due to this shortcoming, he had lots of difficulty in walking, and had to take ... Read more...
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Truths About Tutankhamun: Club Foot And Other Disorders
February 17th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to latest researches, Tutankhamun, one of the most celebrated pharaohs, had died of malaria and also sported a club foot. The genetic researches proved the ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover huge 2,500-year-old tomb near Cairo
January 5th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 5 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has claimed to have discovered the largest known tomb in the ancient necropolis of Sakkara, to the south of Cairo in Egypt.According to ... Read more...
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Stingless bees can mummify invading beetles in resin
January 4th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January4 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that stingless bees are not easy targets for predators, as they can mummify invading parasitic beetles in resin."They're stopped in their ... Read more...
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37 mummies found in Mexico
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 23 (IANS/EFE) Restoration work on a church and a cathedral in the central Mexican city of Zacatecas has led to the finding of 37 mummified bodies and a Bible ... Read more...
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Brit lesbian couple’s kids to have two mums and one dad!
September 30th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 30 (ANI): In a new-twist to the traditional two-parent family, two married lesbian women in Britain are all set to become mums to babies they both have conceived from a ... Read more...
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Star Plus brings you The Perfect Bride
September 7th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
As it is said that "Marriages are made in heaven...', thus Star Plus and Meditech bring a unique reality show called "The Perfect Bride' which will see the five eligible bachelors ... Read more...
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Iranian saltmen to be protected by digital systems
August 14th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, August 14 (ANI): Iran's cultural heritage officials are planning to use digital systems to protect and preserve the saltmen found in the country's Chehrabad Salt Mine.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Animals can take advantage of emerging habitat resulting from climate change
August 4th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that elephant seals traveled surprisingly far when ice retreated from part of the Antarctic mainland about 7500 years ago, indicating that ... Read more...
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Oz mums breeding a generation of ‘mummy’s boys’
July 8th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 8 (ANI): Australia is full of men, who belong to the generation of "mummies' boys", according to new dataFigures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed that 27 ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy turns out to be a daddy
June 25th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): The CT scan of a 2,000-year-old mummy in Egypt, who was believed to be a woman, has revealed that the preserved corpse actually belongs to a man.The mummy ... Read more...
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Iran’s 4 salt mummies placed in vacuum chamber for preservation
May 12th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, May 12 (ANI): Iran's four saltmen, unique salt mummies, have been placed in one of the most advanced display cases in the world, in an attempt to maintain and preserve them.According ... Read more...
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Egyptian dig may reveal tombs of Anthony and Cleopatra
April 16th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 16 (ANI): Archaeologists are all set to search three sites in Egypt that they say may contain the tomb of doomed lovers Anthony and Cleopatra.According to a report ... Read more...
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4,000 yrs old brightly painted mummies found in Egypt necropolis
April 14th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): Archaeologists working in an Egyptian oasis have found a necropolis containing dozens of brightly painted mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years.The necropolis was uncovered near the ... Read more...
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The beauty and mystic of Egyptian Art
March 19th, 2009 - 1:31 am ICT by GD
Egypt also known as “the land of the pyramids” preserves its culture and heritage till today. These mysterious landmarks are an evidence of great work of architecture that the Egyptian kings built ... Read more...
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Two mummies found in Peru
March 12th, 2009 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Lima, March 12 (EFE) Two mummies, dating back to around 1,460 A.D., were found near an archaeological site in northern Peruvian province of Amazonas.
"The tombs had been plundered, but one of the ... Read more...
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3,000-year-old noblewomans tomb found in Egypt
March 7th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,000-year-old noblewomans tomb complex in Egypt, which includes among other things, ancient cult chapels.According to a report in National Geographic News, the tomb ... Read more...
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Dozens of mummies unearthed from ancient Egyptian burial ground Saqqara
February 23rd, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, February 23 (ANI): The Supreme Council of Antiquities, part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, has announced the discovery of an intact wooden and limestone sarcophagi housing dozens of mummies ... Read more...
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Iran’’s six “salt men” in critical condition
February 15th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Feb 15 (ANI): Reports indicate that the famous six "salt men" of Iran, which are actually ancient Iranian mummies, are in critical condition and have been damaged since their find ... Read more...
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Archaeologists find 2,600-year-old mummy in Egypt
February 12th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Archaeologists have found a 2,600-year-old mummy in Sakkara, Egypt, which is encased in a limestone sarcophagus.This sarcophagus was found inside a burial chamber 11 meters below ... Read more...
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Over 20 mummies found in Egyptian tomb
February 10th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 10 (Xinhua) An Egyptian archaeological team has found about two dozen mummies in a tomb dating back to the 3,000-year-old Pharaonic era.The mummies were unearthed in the tomb which lies ... Read more...
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Secret formula behind “Sleeping Beauty” mummy found
January 27th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): An Italian biological anthropologist has discovered the secret formula that conserved the body of one of the world''s best-preserved bodies a two-year-old Sicilian girl also known as ... Read more...
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Screaming mummy could be murderous son of Pharaoh Ramses III
November 22nd, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): A new analysis of the screaming mummy, an Egyptian mummy who died wearing a pained facial expression, has suggested that he could be Prince Pentewere, suspected of ... Read more...
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