The Oldest Mummies in the World May Hail From Southeastern Asia and Date Back 12,000 Years

Mummies found in southeast Asia could be world's oldest, as scientists say they date back 12,000 years

Scientists found that the bodies were likely exposed to heat and suggested they had been smoke-dried over a fire and mummified.

World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find

The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.

Vietnam mummy predates Egyptian examples by nearly 10,000 years

Archaeologists claim they've found the oldest-known deliberately mummified remains in burial sites across China and South-East Asia, with some individuals dating back 14,000 years.

12,000-year-old mummies in Southeast Asia could rewrite history

Scientists have uncovered what may be the world’s oldest mummies in Southeast Asia, dating back as far as 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by...

Oldest Human Mummies Discovered, And They're Not What We Expected

Mummifying the dead is a funerary rite that has been practiced for thousands of years in many locations across the world.