The Smithsonian Institution, in partnership with Showtime Networks, began airing television programs on the new 24-hour, high-definition Smithsonian Channel on Wednesday. The Smithsonian Channel hopes ...

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From mysterious mummified babies to a 5,300-year-old corpse discovered by accident, here are Ancient Mummy videos from our archives that both raise and answer a lot of questions. Paramount+ is here!

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