After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

7,500 skeletons and mummies dating back to between 4,000BC ... demonstrates the historical importance of what they found and the significance of the Nubian remains that were removed. However, over the ...

Thirty-one mummies from as far back as 2,000 BC have helped reveal the disease landscape of the ancient culture. The very ...

An anthropologist reflects on his life, career, and the 1,000-year journey of 400 Nubian mummies. In 1979, Prof. Dennis Van Gerven exhumed the bodies of 400 Nubian mummies from the desert in Sudan.