In a nutshell The 18th-century mummy of Franz Xaver Sidler, dubbed the “Air-Dried Chaplain,” was preserved using a unique embalming technique that involved inserting wood chips, fabric, and zinc ...

The Austrian mummy was found remarkably preserved thanks to a rare embalming method involving wood chips, fabric, and zinc ...

When you hear the word mummy, chances are you think of ancient Egypt. Many different cultures embalmed their deceased, ...

Past studies resolved little and revealed new questions about the monk’s life and death. An X-ray analysis in 2000 identified ...

Scientists have studied an enigmatic mummy from the crypt of an Austrian church and revealed an unusual embalming method and ...

Learn how the examination of Austrian mummy remains reveals details of his life, but leaves a few mysteries behind.

Researchers have examined a mummy from a small Austrian village and found a mix of unusual materials has been used to ...

The Guanche people of the Canary Islands typically mummified all deceased members of their community until the arrival of ...

An incredible example of this is the little-known case of a mummy located in the church crypt of St Thomas am Blasenstein, in ...

Researchers have examined a mummy from a small Austrian village and found a mix of unusual materials has been used to ...

The long-dead vicar, who passed away in 1746, has an unusual embalming method to thank for his extraordinary durability. But ...