Smoke-dried mummies found in Southeast Asia are the oldest known

Smoke-dried mummies found in Southeast Asia are the oldest known

Egypt’s mummies are old, but not the record-holders. Southeast Asians preserved their dead some 7,000 years before Egyptians, new research shows. Hunter-gatherers across southern China, Southeast Asia and nearby islands mummified bodies as long as 12,000 years ago. They bound the corpses in crouched postures, then dried the bodies over low-temperature fires for several months, says Hsiao-chun Hung. She’s an archaeologist at Australian National U…

Ancient Smoke-Dried Mummies Discovered in Southeast Asia Are the Oldest on Record

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