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Would-be looters broke into the Egyptian Museum and damaged at least a dozen antique pieces, including two mummies which were decapitated. A human chain was formed around the museum to protect the artifacts from looters.
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It has been reported that Egyptian archaeologists have found thirty mummies and an unopened sarcophagus in a 4300 year old tomb.
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Australian antiques dealer Frank Bottaro was arrested in Egypt for allegedly trying to smuggle two 2300-year-old animal mummies and religious figurines out of the country.
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A group of mummies is on the move in Mexico and this one is expecting to bring in over 300,000 viewers. All the way from a museum in Guanajuato, the traveling corpses are fascinating Monterrey residents. They will remain on display for two months.
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Chinese and Japanese archaeologists find Celtic mummies in Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang in western part of China. They find hundreds of mummies of similar origin and their DNA shows they are of European origin.
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Visitors to Southern California won't want to miss "Mummies: Death and the Afterlife" at The Bowers Museum
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 An Egyptian professor says the discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
A major exhibition of Egyptian treasures, including mummified animals and people, is set to open in Edinburgh.
Scientists believe man-made relic was most likely a circus sideshow hoax.
Researchers confirm that the wounds on Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy found in the Alps in 1991, contain the oldest known traces of blood.
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