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Majestic Cairo parade as Egyptian mummies move museum
“These are the kings of Egypt, these are the pharaohs. And so, it is a way of showing respect.”
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Scientists peer inside ancient Egyptian cat, snake and bird mummies
Ancient Egyptians mummified not only human corpses but millions of animals including cats, dogs, birds and crocodiles
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Egypt unveils more than 40 ancient Greek mummies
While mummification is mostly associated with ancient Egypt, the practice continued under kingdom founded by Ptolemy
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Egypt unearths tomb of ancient high priest
Newly discovered tomb contains more than dozen niches and 24 colourful statues of the cleric and members of his family
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Egypt unveils ancient tomb and sarcophagi in Luxor
Al-Assasif necropolis is the burial site of nobles and senior officials close to the pharaohs
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17 mummies discovered in central Egypt: ministry
The discovery was "important, unprecedented, because it's the first human necropolis", said the Antiquities Minister
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Six mummies discovered in ancient tomb near Egypt's Luxor
Ministry says the tomb belonged to a nobleman who worked as the city judge
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Scans unveil secrets of world's oldest mummies
The Chinchorro were a hunting and fishing people who lived from 10,000 to 3,400 BC on the Pacific coast
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Chile seeks help to protect world's oldest mummies
The mummies need to be kept under specific conditions of temperature and humidity to prevent deterioration
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Body politics: famous preserved corpses
As China marks 40th anniversary of death of Great Helmsman, here are some of world's most famous preserved cadavers









