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Egypt discovers 17 intact mummies in latest ancient burial site find

Egyptianauthoritieshaveunearthedanancientburialsitewithatleast17mummies,thelatestinastringofdiscoveriesthatthecountry’santiquitiesministerdescribedasahelpinghan

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Yemen war threatens millennia-old mummies

Yemen'swarhasclaimedthousandsoflivesandpushedmillionstothebrinkoffamine.Nowtheconflictthreatenstoeraseauniquepartofthecountry'sancienthistory.Acollectionofmille

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Archaeologists strip Xinjiang mummies to save ancient clothing

Chinese archaeologists have carefully stripped the 2,200-year-old clothing from four mummies in order to prevent the delicate outfits from decaying with the dried corpses.