Chinchorro mummification may have originated as a form of art therapy, study suggests

In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of artificial mummification among the Chinchorro people may have evolved as a ...
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Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say

Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new ...