Sentences with phrase «in ancient mummies»

We even see this in ancient mummies who could not have been influenced by modern diets / products.

Nucleic acids and proteins trapped in ancient mummies and still more ancient bones can serve as time capsules of history.

Atherosclerotic calcifications, which appear virtually identical to CT findings in modern patients, have been detected in all major arteries in ancient mummies.

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The Detroit Institute of Arts is also experimenting with augmented reality technology and is partnering with Google for an Ancient Egypt exhibit in which visitors can use the museum's smartphones to see special digital graphics and information overlaid on certain objects, like a mummy's sarcophagus.

Seales» ability to decode CT scans of ancient carbonized texts may open the door to recovering many more ancient documents, including an entire library of a Roman villa destroyed in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 73 A.D., as well as discarded papyrus documents used to create Egyptian mummy casings.

Ötzi is the only ancient mummy ever found in the Alps, and his remarkably preserved body provides important insight into health and culture in the European Copper Age.

He raised money for state - of - the - art facilities in Egypt, notably persuading National Geographic in Washington DC to donate a US$ 3 - million scanner to the SCA in return for filming a project to scan Tutankhamun and other royal mummies; US broadcaster the Discovery Channel built two ancient - DNA labs in Cairo and donated $ 250,000 towards testing the mummies» DNA.

The genome of the Spirit Cave Mummy is significant because it could help to reveal how ancient humans settled the Americas, says Jennifer Raff, an anthropological geneticist at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

In his apartment in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, hand - sized servant - mummy statuettes — figurines that were supposed to accompany ancient Egyptians into the afterlife — line the top shelves of his bookcaseIn his apartment in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, hand - sized servant - mummy statuettes — figurines that were supposed to accompany ancient Egyptians into the afterlife — line the top shelves of his bookcasein the Riverdale section of the Bronx, hand - sized servant - mummy statuettes — figurines that were supposed to accompany ancient Egyptians into the afterlife — line the top shelves of his bookcases.

He participated in a 2010 study that identified DNA sequences from 16 ancient Egyptian royal mummies, including Tutankhamun.

The sequencing success, reported this week in Nature Communications, «finally proves to everyone that there's DNA preserved in ancient Egyptian mummies,» says Albert Zink, a biological anthropologist at the Institute for Mummy Studies in Bolzano, Italy.

His team is now looking at the hair of ancient mummies in the Americas.

Mummies, Tombs and Immortality Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt explores Egypt's burial rituals and beliefs about the afterlife through a vast collection of mummies and artMummies, Tombs and Immortality Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt explores Egypt's burial rituals and beliefs about the afterlife through a vast collection of mummies and artmummies and artifacts.

MAMMA»S BOYS Ancient Egyptian mummies known as the Two Brothers, found in these coffins, had the same mother but different fathers, DNA evidence indicates.

Two decorated covers of coffins that once contained mummies have been seized by Israeli authorities, authenticated and dated to thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt.

Molecular confirmation of Schistosoma and family relationship in two ancient Egyptian mummies.

That ancient critique is now the name of a temporary exhibit at Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art in Evanston, Ill. «Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt» features the sketch, along with six more intact or nearly intact Egyptian funeral portraits, one still attached to its mMummy Portraits from Roman Egypt» features the sketch, along with six more intact or nearly intact Egyptian funeral portraits, one still attached to its mummymummy.

After extracting tiny amounts of ancient DNA from the mummies» bones, the researchers amplified 16 short tandem repeats (short sequences in the DNA that create a genetic fingerprint) and eight polymorphic microsatellites (hereditary molecular markers) to testable quantities using techniques commonly employed in criminal or paternity investigations.

MARKED MAN A dispute over which of two ancient mummies sports the oldest known tattoos has been settled in favor of Ötzi the Iceman, who died roughly 5,250 years ago.

An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the University of Tuebingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BCE to 400 CE, including the first genome - wide nuclear data from three individuals, establishing ancient Egyptian mummies as a reliable source for genetic material to study the ancient past.

Some scans also showed incomplete mummies or even empty wrappings, supporting ancient accusations, preserved in the Egyptian equivalent of court documents, that the priests were cheating their customers — perhaps because they couldn't keep up with people's divine communications needs.

Tuberculosis, which infects roughly one quarter of the world's population and kills nearly two million people a year, is not only deadly but ancient: signs of the disease have been found in Egyptian mummies.

«Detective scientists discover ancient clues in mummy portraits.»

[A. H. Allam et al., «Atherosclerosis Was Common in Ancient Humans: Results of the Horus Study of Ancient Egyptian Mummies»]

V.J. Schuenemann et al.. Ancient Egyptian mummy genomes suggest an increase of Sub-Saharan African ancestry in post-Roman periods.

An Egyptian mummy provided the first sample of ancient human DNA in 1985.

Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease that has existed for centuries, with evidence of the disease found in ancient Egyptian mummies.

It's been found in the tissues of ancient mummies, and new drug - resistant TB «superbugs» are rapidly spreading among human populations, transmitted through the air during casual conversation — in a sneeze, a laugh, or a cough.

In this series the classic stories about mummies were flavored with Mexican coloring combined with the mythology of the ancient Aztecs.

Johnson reprises his villain role from «The Mummy Returns,» but in this prequel he's a dashing and whimsical sword - and - sandal hero in ancient Egypt, fighting super-powered despots, teaming up with sorceresses and saving the day in a big battle sequence.

An ancient Egyptian takes on another group of explorers in The Mummy.

THE MUMMY: Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe do battle with the spirit of a cursed and ancient Egyptian princess (Sofia Boutella) when she gets loose in London and New York.

Digging up an old franchise, this ancient mummy (Sofia Boutella) comes to life in the modern world with intention of settle old grudges on a new group of people.

Throwing in the different universes only adds to the topical humor — fourth - wall breaking references to the Noir world's sepia tone palette, for instance, and the obligatory mummy jokes in Ancient Egypt.

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In his last appearance, Lon Chaney, Jr. stars as one of the screen's most memorable movie monsters: the mummy Kharis from ancient Egypt, who is tormented by his forbidden love for princess Ananka.

The opening scenes are straight - out of «Raiders of the Lost Ark» and «The Mummy», as an archaeologist and his son, in 1938 Egypt, discover an ancient tomb and very special tablet.

Once there, they and a rival group of explorers — who are in the hunt for some buried treasure — end up uncovering something more than they bargained for: the awakened mummy of the ancient High - priest Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), who is determined to bring himself and his lost love back to full life.

The decoration on the coffin illustrates some important elements of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife, while scientific examination of the mummy has shed light on aspects of health and aging in ancient Egypt.

This text describes and illustrates with labeled pictures the purpose and process for making mummies in Ancient Egypt.

Beginning with the 1984 discovery of the body now known as the Lindow Man in a peat bog in England, this installation in the Time Travelers series examines the anthropological information about ancient Celtic cultures gleaned by bog mummies.

I have 12 traditionally published books and an agent, but after a couple of frustrating years dealing with a publisher canceling my series because of a power - play among the editors, year - long wait times on submissions (even with an agent), and a market so narrow that I was advised that I probably couldn't sell children's historical fiction set in ancient Egypt unless it involves zombie mummies, I decided to try self - publishing.

After all, members of ancient Egyptian royalty were often interred with their animal companions; though if I remember what I learned in my high school history class correctly, the Egyptians did not exactly wait for the pets to pass on naturally before giving them the mummy treatment and stashing them in a pharaoh's tomb.

As an introduction to the country, some of the museums in the city not to miss are the Larco Museum for its collection of pre-Columbian artifacts ranging across 3,000 years, including some preserved mummies of ancient cultures, and the Museum of the Central Reserve Bank for its range of gold artifacts and ceramics.

Throwing in the different universes only adds to the topical humor — fourth - wall breaking references to the Noir world's sepia tone palette, for instance, and the obligatory mummy jokes in Ancient Egypt.

Ancient mysteries, haunted pyramids in the middle of the desert, Egyptian Gods, dark magic and right in the middle of it all a redneck tourist who turned into a mummy after an accident... and a vast variety of weapons to enjoy!

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Whilst a wrapped mummy waited in the cold at Ancient Modern.

Ancient Egyptian mummy portraits, 17th - century Vanitas still life paintings and Rachel Whiteread's Ghost all find artistic vitality in the realm of death.

Fall exhibitions include Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt; Proof: Francisco Goya, Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Longo; and Roots of «The Dinner Party»: History in the Making.