"Both cultures placed deep emphasis on unity, spirituality, and the afterlife," Xue notes. "Egyptians imagined a glorious ...

This well-off lady who lived during the Han dynasty in China was discovered ... Archaeology magazine, these mummies were as carefully prepared as any royal in ancient Egypt. Their organs were ...

but the Chinese government refutes this and has been reluctant to allow scientists to study the mummies or look at their ancient DNA. In 2011, China withdrew a group of the mummies from a ...

Bronze Age desert dwellers unearthed from graves in what’s now northwest China were buried with cheese ... open a “new frontier in ancient DNA studies,” with this “type of research ...

Who are these inked-up mummies, and what can they teach ... Despite modern-day tattoo stigma in China, a variety of ancient cultures across Asia embraced the practice. In China’s Tarim Basin ...

A mysterious white substance found on the necks of ancient mummies in China turned out to be the world’s oldest known cheese. Now, its DNA has given scientists a “clearer picture” of life ...