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Discovered the oldest human mummies, and they are not what we expected

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Discovered the oldest human mummies, and they are not what we expected

The mummification of the dead are funeral rites, which have been practiced in many places around the world for thousands of years. The new discovery reveals that we may have underestimated how widespread practice was. Bones showing signs of deliberate mummification were found in Southeast Asia and Southern China, and the age was before the … Read more

The oldest known evidence of human mummification detected in Asia, says scientists

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The oldest known evidence of human mummification detected in Asia, says scientists

Based on a new analysis of dozens of burial, hunters-gathers in ancient Asian parts prepared their dead burials with smoke drying for up to 14,000 years, so the oldest known evidence of human mummification. People all over the world have long practiced mummified or preserved organic remains, using a variety of ways-including heat, smoke, salts, … Read more