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Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study
Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.
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Remains Of 5,000-Year-Old Noblewoman Found In Peru
Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas.
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World's Oldest Cheese Found On 3600-Year-Old Chinese Mummies
The Bronze Age coffin was found during the excavation of the Xiaohe Cemetery in 2003.
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Archaeologist Unveil Possibly 'Oldest' Mummy Found In Egypt
Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday.
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Chile's Ancient Mummies Added To UN Heritage List
Chile's Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Tuesday.
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Cheese extracted from 3,600-year-old mummies!
Ancient cheese has been collected from the neck and chest of a female mummy known as the 'Beauty of Xiaohe'.
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King Tut seems to have died of Malaria
The researchers have found the oldest genetic proof of malaria in precisely dated mummies.
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Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study
Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.
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Remains Of 5,000-Year-Old Noblewoman Found In Peru
Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas.
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World's Oldest Cheese Found On 3600-Year-Old Chinese Mummies
The Bronze Age coffin was found during the excavation of the Xiaohe Cemetery in 2003.
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Archaeologist Unveil Possibly 'Oldest' Mummy Found In Egypt
Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday.
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Chile's Ancient Mummies Added To UN Heritage List
Chile's Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Tuesday.
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Cheese extracted from 3,600-year-old mummies!
Ancient cheese has been collected from the neck and chest of a female mummy known as the 'Beauty of Xiaohe'.
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King Tut seems to have died of Malaria
The researchers have found the oldest genetic proof of malaria in precisely dated mummies.
