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Mummified Austrian priest’s rectum played important role in preservation
The Guanche people of the Canary Islands typically mummified all deceased members of their community until the arrival of ...
A mummy called the ‘air-dried chaplain’ has long been shrouded in mystery. Scientists say they now have answers
Scientists have studied an enigmatic mummy from the crypt of an Austrian church and revealed an unusual embalming method and ...
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18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover
An 18th-century Austrian monk who died of tuberculosis was mummified in an extremely unusual way.