COMMENTARY: A mummy in a museum not only teaches us about ancient culture, but also reminds Catholics of our duty to pray for ...

Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new ...

In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The mummified body of a woman who has been dead for years was found inside a California home filled with trash. Police believe the body is that of 90-year-old Anna Ragin who owned the ...