For many people the word "mummy" conjures up images of
linen-wrapped royalty from ancient Egypt. But for scientists
it describes any body that retains soft tissue—most
often skin, but sometimes even eyes and internal
organs—long after death. Peat bogs in Europe made
mummies, and so did a cave in Greenland and a mountaintop in
Argentina. In this
slide show, examine both natural forces and artificial techniques that
have created a wide range of mummies around the world. Click
on the image at left to begin.—Susan K. Lewis
