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Researchers uncover the odd reason an 'unusual' mummy survived the centuries

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science / life1 month ago

Researchers uncover the odd reason an 'unusual' mummy survived the centuries

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Corpse of 16th-century Catholic saint found 'perfectly preserved' goes on display, astonishing worshippers

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science / life2 months ago

Corpse of 16th-century Catholic saint found 'perfectly preserved' goes on display, astonishing worshippers

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Corpse of Saint Teresa goes on display for the first time in a century

Dailymail.co.uk

Corpse of Saint Teresa goes on display for the first time in a century

Preserved 440-yr-old ‘miracle’ corpse of nun Saint Teresa unveiled to crowds

Preserved 440-yr-old ‘miracle’ corpse of nun Saint Teresa unveiled to crowds

Preserved 440-yr-old ‘miracle’ corpse of nun Saint Teresa unveiled to crowds

Preserved 440-yr-old ‘miracle’ corpse of nun Saint Teresa unveiled to crowds

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Mummy mystery solved: ‘air-dried’ priest was embalmed via rectum

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science / life2 months ago

Mummy mystery solved: ‘air-dried’ priest was embalmed via rectum

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Mummy of Air-Dried Chaplain preserved using RECTAL embalming technique

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Mummy of Air-Dried Chaplain preserved using RECTAL embalming technique

Shockingly intact mummy found preserved after bizarre 'rectal twigging' method

Shockingly intact mummy found preserved after bizarre 'rectal twigging' method

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Mummy of Air-Dried Chaplain preserved using RECTAL embalming technique

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science / life2 months ago

Mummy of Air-Dried Chaplain preserved using RECTAL embalming technique

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Shockingly intact mummy found preserved after bizarre 'rectal twigging' method

Shockingly intact mummy found preserved after bizarre 'rectal twigging' method

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18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover

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science / medicine2 months ago

18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover

Livescience.com

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Mummy dubbed 'Air-Dried Priest' due to previously unseen embalming method

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science / archaeology2 months ago

Mummy dubbed 'Air-Dried Priest' due to previously unseen embalming method

Dailystar.co.uk and 2 more

18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover

Livescience.com

18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover

Mummified Austrian priest’s rectum played important role in preservation

Mummified Austrian priest’s rectum played important role in preservation

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Will Pope Francis be embalmed? Here’s what will happen to his body after the funeral

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science / other2 months ago

Will Pope Francis be embalmed? Here’s what will happen to his body after the funeral

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Pope Pius XII's 'Alternative' Embalming Led to a Grotesque Sight — and Smell — for Horrified Mourners in 1958

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2 months ago

Pope Pius XII's 'Alternative' Embalming Led to a Grotesque Sight — and Smell — for Horrified Mourners in 1958

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How Pope Francis’ body was carefully embalmed to lie in state for 3 days — with no signs of decomposition

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culture & arts2 months ago

How Pope Francis’ body was carefully embalmed to lie in state for 3 days — with no signs of decomposition

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Former pope exploded while on display after embalming went horribly wrong

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other2 months ago

Former pope exploded while on display after embalming went horribly wrong

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