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i¿½tzi the prehistoric iceman was killed by a blow to the head - and NOT by an arrow, claim scientists
Rome :: Italy | 9 days ago
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In a circle on the first molar tooth fracture of the palate side bump is visible. The molar on the opposite side, however, is indeed strongly abraded, its palate-sided enamel edge but still intact...DNA analysis has revealed details of the iceman's
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Otzi the Iceman suffered head injury
Date :: Japan | 9 days ago
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Otzi the Iceman , Europe's oldest mummy, likely suffered a head injury before he died roughly 5,300 years ago, according to a new protein analysis of his brain tissue. Ever since a pair of hikers stumbled upon his astonishingly well-preserved frozen
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Boston hospital cleaning 2,500-year-old mummy
Boston :: MA :: USA | 13 days ago
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A 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy is coming out of his coffin in Boston to undergo rare cleaning and restoration procedures at Massachusetts General Hospital. The mummy known as Padihershef has been on display at the third oldest general hospital in
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Museums Move to Return Human Remains to Indigenous Peoples
Berlin :: Germany | 27 days ago
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Rows of gaptoothed human skulls and formaldehyde-soaked brains stock the Museum of Medical History here, where the popular exhibition Beneath the Skin can be so grim that visitors will occasionally swoon to the cold stone floor. For more than a
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Expert: mysterious mummy from Chile was not an extraterrestrial creature
The mysterious mummy discovered in the Atacama Desert, in Chile, has nothing to do with aliens, who were supposed to visit our planet. It is only the mummified body of
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Woman, believed to be dead six months, found in her apartment
Santa Fé :: Argentina | 1 month ago
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The mummified corpse of a woman was found in her Santa Fe, N.M., apartment, and authorities said she may have been dead for six months...Police said they found an unopened letter near the door with an October 2012 postmark, and said they believe she
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Mummy collection returned to Mexico
Guanajuato :: Mexico | 1 month ago
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The "traveling mummies", as they are known in Guanajuato, arrived at the Mexico City airport from Chicago Sunday under "extremely tight security to ensure their perfect state of preservation", an airport spokesman said. Guanajuato's Mummy Museum
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Here Come the Mummies will perform at The Victory on April 19
Tunis :: Tunisia | 2 months ago
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They are just your typical eight-piece band of undead mummies, with horns, that plays music good for your face and libido, said Java Mummy, Here Come the Mummies' percussionist and vocalist. The funk/rhythm and blues band was unearthed in 1922 in the
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Crime › Woman puts skeletonised brother in trash after realizing he's dead
Tōkyō :: Japan | 3 months ago
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A woman who lived with her brother's mummified body for years tried to dispose of his corpse with household rubbish when she finally realized he was dead, police said Wednesday. The woman, 49, said she discovered the desiccated cadaver of Masao
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Even ancient mummies had clogged arteries
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever hunt for the condition in mummies. Researchers say that suggests heart disease may be more a natural
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