Non-destructive imaging of human and animal mummies with X-rays and CT has been a boon to the fields of archaeology and paleopathology

It is the first time that extensive tests have been carried out on an intact prehistoric mummy

A team from the Université libre de Bruxelles's centre for archaeological research has completed a significant excavation in Pachacamac, Peru

The specimen's exceptionally small stature and multiple skeletal abnormalities, including a cone-shaped skull, led to widespread speculation on its origin

Ever since the discovery of the 'Two Brothers' mummies in 1907, there has been some debate amongst Egyptologists whether the two were actually related at all

In addition to providing a more accurate timeline for the evolution of smallpox, the researchers were also able to identify distinct periods of viral evolution