In the arid landscapes of southern Peru, around 1,100 years ago, someone carefully dug a small pit, laid down a woven mat and placed a young dog within as if sleeping, possibly wrapped in twine.

The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...

In this deep-dive segment of our South American expedition, we investigate the highly controversial Nazca mummies. We break ...

When Lee Cronin's The Mummy was released in theaters earlier this year, it didn't take long for horror fans to notice a connection between one character in that movie and another in Cronin's previous ...

The results came back inconclusive, which suggests the mummies may not be of this Earth (Image: Shutterstock / videobuzzing) The enigma surrounding Peru's notorious "conehead" mummies has taken a ...

Sega and Creative Assembly have finally officially revealed Alien: Isolation 2 with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. While the trailer stops short of announcing a release date or even a release ...

Yeast has been growing in the guts of a frozen mummy called Oetzi the Iceman for thousands of years, scientists have discovered, telling AFP they used it to make a sourdough bread. More than 5,300 ...

Recent DNA tests on the Paracas skulls have not confirmed their alien origins, reigniting debates about their ...

Mummies with conical heads discovered in Peru 100 years ago still do not have a genetic match. Scientists have failed to ...

Jeremy has more than 2600 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have been used as a magical ward for the afterlife. Papyri were plentiful in the ...

For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife. By Franz Lidz Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered a remarkable ...