Ancient Egyptians prepared expensive meat mummies for afterlife

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 17:26

Ancient Egyptians not only mummified their dead, they also mummified cuts of meat for the deceased to enjoy in the afterlife.

2300-year-old mummy collar discovered in Egyptian tomb

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 17:34

Archaeologists have unearthed pieces of a 2,300-year-old colourful collar, which was worn by a mummy, in an Egyptian tomb in Thebes.

Two mummies found in ancient Peru cemetery

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 22:26

Two pre-Columbian mummies more than a thousand years old were found in a pre-Incan cemetery in a suburb of Lima, archeologists said Thursday.

19 living male relatives of Iceman mummy discovered

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 16:11

A genetic study has found 19 living male relatives of Otzi the Iceman, in the Austrian Tyrol.

Karisma Kapoor not ready for another film right now

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 16:13

After an unsuccessful comeback with `Dangerous Ishq` in 2012, Karisma Kapoor is not ready for another film, but doesn`t deny the possibility of signing a project in future.

Andres Muschietti in talks to direct `Mummy` sequel

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:38

Andres Muschietti, who last directed horror film `Mama`, is in talks to come aboard for Universal`s reboot of ‘Mummy’ franchise.

Jennifer Lopez to play cougar in thriller `The Boy Next Door`

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 13:00

Jennifer Lopez will romance a boy toy who befriends her son in a low-budgeted movie titled `The Boy Next Door`.

Being a mom and responsibilities mean a lot to me: Karisma Kapoor

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 18:13

Actress Karisma Kapoor says she never lets her celebrity status come in the way of her concentration on the upbringing of her two children.

Tuberculosis genomes discovered in 200-year old Hungarian mummy

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 19:00

Using a technique known as metagenomics, researchers at the University of Warwick have recovered tuberculosis (TB) genomes from the lung tissue of a 215-year old mummy.

Sacrificed woman`s mummy found in Peru archaeology site

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 13:14

The mummified remains of a sacrificed woman were discovered by Peruvian archaeologists at the El Brujo complex, researchers said.

Iceman Otzi suffered brain damage before death

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 16:08

An injury to the head and not an arrow wound, may have killed Otzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Italian Alps, a new paleoproteomic study suggests.