In 1835, while excavating some peat on an estate in Jutland, Denmark, farmers found a female body lying supine in a bog. Once the farmers removed the layers of branches that covered the body, they... »

Mummies | Edited by acclarkey and Dylan

The ancient tombs of Petosiris and Sadosiris, which were discovered in 1972, used to be the star attraction of the Muzawaka necropolis. But too much fresh air and humidity from the breath of the... »

Memento Mori, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Tawsam and atimian

In the last part of the 1800s, a farmer came up with a unique embalming technique and requested some bodies from the nearby insane asylum. Graham Hamrick had spent years practicing his new... »

Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

The Sutro Collection of Egyptian Antiquities amounts to approximately 700 objects, including the two intact mummies, three mummified heads, and a mummified hand purchased in 1884 by Adolph Sutro... »

Mummies, Obscura Day Location | Edited by littlebrumble, Xof and 3 others

Chiesa dei Morti, or the Church of the Dead, is a tiny church - and the main attraction - in Urbania, a lively medieval town located in central Italy. As soon as visitors enter through the... »

Memento Mori, Mummies, Architectural Oddities | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

Known by a variety of names such as the Kabayan Mummies, Ibaloi Mummies or Benguet Mummies, the Fire Mummies of the Philippines remain an elusive bunch. With their exact locations kept... »

Mummies, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals | Edited by treeswithknees and Nicholas Jackson

On May 12,1897 Dutch peatcutters were in for quite a surprise while dredging peat from a Stijfveen bog near the village of Yde in the Netherlands. Upon discovering a preserved body with fire red... »

Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by treeswithknees and Nicholas Jackson

After he died at 79 years old while meditating, the Buddhist monk Luang Pho Dang was closed in a glass coffin and left with his mudra pose with his legs folded, lotus style. Over 20 years later... »

Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by allison and Nicholas Jackson

The Cheddar Man and Cannibals Museum explores life in prehistoric Britain with exhibits about survival skills, art, and daily activities in the Stone Age. Guides describe and demonstrate how to... »

Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Memento Mori, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Rites and Rituals, Follies and Grottoes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by nitikp and Nicholas Jackson

Natural mummification is very rare, requiring conditions of extreme temperatures and dry air to preserve the body. Most mummies that we’ve seen (in textbooks and museums) were mummified with a... »

Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and Nicholas Jackson