Bodies of the Bogs
An illustrated feature from Archaeology on the remains of many hundreds of people which have come to light during peat cutting in northwestern Europe.
Ice Mummies
Archaeological expedition in search of frozen sacrifices on the summit of Sara Sara in Peru.
NOVA Online: Mummies 101
Photographs and descriptions of remains found in Europe, China, Egypt and South America. Includes an explanation of both intentional and accidental mummification.
NOVA Online: The Takla Makan Mummies
Features illustrated details of these 3000-year-old bodies found in a remote Chinese desert.
Questions About Mummies and Bog Bodies
Dr Dig provides answers about Tollund Man, Ötzi the Ice Man, and why mummification in Egypt took 70 days.