Mummification Archive

Strange And Rare Discovery – Hundreds Of Mummified Bees From The Time Of The Pharaohs Discovered In Portugal

AncientPages.com | August 25, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new study reports the discovery of hundreds of mummified bees inside their cocoons. These cocoons, produced almost 3,000 years ago, were discovered

View from the archaeological site Arapouco towards the Sado Valley, Portugal. Credit: Rita Peyroteo-Stjerna

Archaeology

Mummification In Europe May Be Older Than Previously Known – 8,000-Year-Old Evidence Presented

AncientPages.com | March 4, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Mummification of the dead probably was more common in prehistory than previously known. This discovery was made at the hunter-gatherer burial sites in

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