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Mystery of the Basel mummy solved

A research team can clarify which disease “the lady from the Barfüsserkirche” suffered from.

06 February 2023

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The secrets of a lady from Basel

A well-preserved church mummy from the 18th century has proven to be a fascinating object of research in many respects

27 January 2023

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South Tyrol in the Early Middle Ages

Bioarchaeology indicates exchanges with other populations and a varied diet

20 December 2022

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Old bones - new knowledge

An interview with the authors of the first German textbook on "Osteological Paleopathology".

08 November 2022

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6.600 anni portati bene

Una marmotta mummificata del Neolitico è approdata nei nostri laboratori

18 October 2022

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"Maybe Ötzi was a mean guy?"

Conversations between disciplines: interview with mummy researcher Albert Zink and telecommunications engineer Christian Steurer.

29 September 2022

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New technology for Bolivia's ancient mummies

Examining Bolivia's diverse bioarcheological record

19 September 2022

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Unwrapping the stories of two Egyptian mummies

The photographic history of their recovery, study and conservation treatment

02 September 2022

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Groundbreaking study of pre-Columbian mummies in Bolivia underway

Unique collaboration between Eurac Research and Bolivian Ministry of Culture to ensure the ongoing research agreement

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Ancient Imprints

From Egypt to Italy via Germany, Mohamed Sarhan’s investigation of plant and soil microbes could change the practice of bioarcheology as we know it.

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Beer and blue cheese already on the menu 2,700 years ago

Human paleofeces give unique insights

12 October 2021

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Methanobreviwhat?

Newly published study on ancient skeletal remains reveals previously unknown species of microorganisms.

04 October 2021

Image showing ancient dental calculus

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Dalla placca dentale nuove informazioni sull’evoluzione del microbiota orale

Ricerca sulle mummie

03 October 2021

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"We are creating the family tree of human history."

An interview with the archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause

20 September 2021

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Ötzi & Co.

30 years after his discovery, many secrets about the Iceman have been solved, but thanks to new medical and molecular biological technologies, Ötzi and other mummified remains may soon help us better understand pathogens and their evolution.

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Looking for Mommy

Studi sul DNA mitocondriale di Ötzi

19 September 2021

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The Iceman’s last meal contained a remarkably high fat content

Mummy researchers from Eurac Research have analysed the stomach contents of the glacier mummy and reveal new insights into nutrition and food preparation from 5,300 years ago.

19 September 2021

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Ötzi terrà impegnato ancora a lungo il mondo della ricerca

30 anni dal ritrovamento: bilanci e prospettive

19 September 2021

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Ötzi's ink

Frozen but not forgotten, exceptional images of the 5,300 year-old Iceman brought to light in a new project and book

19 September 2021

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A Bologna restauro aperto al pubblico di una mummia egiziana

Eurac Research ha partecipato al recupero e ha condotto le analisi antropologiche e paleopatologiche

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A 400-year-old chamois will serve as a model for research on ice mummies

Discovered in Val Aurina and now in the laboratory of Eurac Research's mummy experts, the remains will be studied in order to improve the conservation techniques of mummies around ...

21 October 2020

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Ötzi and his ‘tenants’

An interview with Albert Zink, Head of the Institute for Mummy Studies at Eurac Research.

19 September 2020

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Ancient Egypt, high fashion and a bunch of beauty

Interview with Christian Greco, director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin

19 September 2020

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The mummy rescue mission

In the middle of the civil war, medieval mummies were found in a cave in northern Lebanon. For many years they lay unnoticed in the basement of the National Museum, but now, thanks ...

19 September 2020

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A gut feeling – how intestinal flora is changing with the times

The more modern our lifestyles, the fewer species live in our gut

19 January 2020

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Le mummie del Museo Egizio stanno bene

Eurac Research ha accertato lo stato di conservazione di tutte le mummie custodite a Torino

06 January 2020

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Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria

Ötzi proves it

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Con il trapano in cerca di storia

Una visita alla bioarcheologa Valentina Coia, nel laboratorio per il DNA antico

28 February 2019

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