Jul 22, 2014 · Comedians Hugh Dennis and David Baddiel drive over 2,000km of Ethiopia's death-defying, bone-shaking roads in a quest to reach Aksum, known as the home of the Ark of the Covenant. Along the...

The Life and Death of Medieval Ethiopian Priests: A Bioarchaeological and Osteological Investigation of Human Mummies from Abune Melketsadik and Yimrehane Cave Monasteries, Ethiopia Creator: Seifu, Abiyot Debebe

AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy or Dinkʼinesh (Amharic: ድንቅ ነሽ, lit. 'you are marvellous'), is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone comprising 40 percent of the skeleton of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis.

Mummification, magic and ritual are investigated through the objects on display here. These include mummies, coffins, funerary masks, portraits and other items designed to be buried with the deceased.

Apr 23, 2010 · Thanks to oxygen isotope analysis and 3 baboon mummies in the British Museum, scientists think they’ve pinpointed the location of Punt: it was in an area that is now Eritrea and East Ethiopia. Ancient Egyptians recorded travels to Punt where they got many exotic animals, including live baboons.

Nov 7, 2023 · These mummies included 17 skulls and numerous bones, identified as Papio anubis and Papio hamadryas species. Among these remains, they found baboon bones stored in jars, sarcophagi, and wooden coffins.

Nov 27, 2020 · Ethiopian Roadtrip Day 5, visiting Yemerhanna Kristos, a church close to Lalibela with hundreds of mummified bodies.

Nov 7, 2023 · In the study published in the journal eLife, scientists found that baboon mummies revealed the far-reaching trading activities and influence of early Egyptian mariners.

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A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions.