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Hyperrealistic reconstructions bring the faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary back to life

For nearly 1,700 years, only the young woman’s skull remained. Archaeologists knew that she had been buried in fine clothes, with a laurel wreath on her head, unusual cork sandals at her feet and a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Their Names Were Lost to History. But Now, You Can See What Their Faces May Have Looked Like When They Lived in a Roman-Era City Nearly 2,000 Years Ago

A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum.
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'Once we were like you': Striking reconstructions reveal faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary

DNA analysis, and forensic sculpture helped experts recreate people who lived near the ancient Roman frontier city of ...

'Once we were like you': Striking reconstructions reveal the faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary

DNA analysis, 3D-printed skulls and forensic sculpture helped experts recreate people who lived near the ancient Roman frontier city of Aquincum nearly 1,700 years ago.
New Scientist

Ancient Egyptian princesses buried with weapons may have been fighters

The mummified daughters of pharaohs who lived thousands of years ago have bone changes that suggest they fought with bows and ...
HyperallergicOpinion

Why Do So Many Museums Hold a Convicted Antiquity Dealer’s Treasures?

After The Met returned a Roman bust connected to Phoenix Ancient Art, the question of what will happen to other works sold by ...
Variety

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Sets HBO Max Release Date

Good news for horror fans: “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” will be available to stream on HBO Max on July 3. The supernatural horror was released on April 17 by New Line Cinema. Lee Cronin directed and wrote ...
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On the trail of the world’s best mummy sleuths

Scientists at the world’s only mummy research institute are combing crypts and caverns for ancient remains—and using new tools to gather fresh insight about how our ancestors once lived. Unlike their ...
Polygon

The Mummy is just part of a larger Lee Cronin-verse, director reveals

When Lee Cronin's The Mummy was released in theaters earlier this year, it didn't take long for horror fans to notice a connection between one character in that movie and another in Cronin's previous ...
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10 . Calculated Viewing Angles in the Presentation of Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits

Chicago Thistlewood, Jevon. “10. Calculated Viewing Angles in the Presentation of Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits.” In Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt, Volume 2: Emerging Research from the APPEAR ...
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11 . The Saint Louis Painter’s Artistic Circle

Chicago Oppen de Ruiter, Branko F. van. “11. The Saint Louis Painter’s Artistic Circle.” In Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt, Volume 2: Emerging Research from the APPEAR Project, by Caroline R.
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Experts stunned after uncovering Homer's 'Iliad' on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented find

Archaeologists were stunned after recently discovering one of the greatest works of Western literature placed on top of a mummy in Egypt. The one-of-a-kind discovery was announced by the University of ...