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Mummified animals, including ibises, cats and baboons, are relatively common finds in Egyptian tombs.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Mummified human remains and a sarcophagus are among the ancient objects that an Irish university says it plans to repatriate to Egypt.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022

Mummified remains from the Alps reveal an unexpected history for a human pathogen.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2016

Mummified specimens reveal that the tail is proportionally short, as is predicted for cold-adapted mammals.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2013

Mummified birds from Egypt oddly missing their heads.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2011