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Scientists uncover 7,000-year-old desert mummies with shocking nonhuman DNA

In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old ...

Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans

This ancient people lived in the Sahara when it was a much more welcoming environment.

Lost in the sand: 7,000-year-old mummies found in Sahara belong to unknown human lineage

A new study has revealed that two 7,000-year-old mummies found in the Sahara Desert belong to a previously unknown branch of ...
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The scientific study of mummies / Arthur C. Aufderheide

History of mummy studies -- The purpose of anthropogenic mummification -- Mechanisms of mummification -- The geography of mummies: Mummies from North America ; Mummies from South America ; Mummies ...
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Study of color pigments associated to archaic chinchorro mummies and grave goods in Northern Chile (7000–3500 B.P.)

The Chinchorro Tradition extended from 7000 to 3700 BP, which corresponds to the Archaic Period in the Andeans Region. These hunting, gathering and fishing people inhabited Southern Peru and Northern ...