18th-Century Mummy Preservation in Austria

Historic St. Mary's City in Maryland is opening a reconstructed 17th-century Catholic Church. Researchers uncover details about an 18th-century mummy in Austria. The mummy, identified as Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg, had a unique embalming technique using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc-chloride solution.

Discovery of 18th-century bottles at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate

Rare George Washington letter up for auction as archaeologists discover well-preserved 18th-century bottles filled with cherries at Mount Vernon estate in Virginia.