Ancient Asia's Smoke-Dried Mummies May Be the Oldest Ever
TL;DR
Scientists have discovered what are believed to be the world's oldest mummies in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years, created through a smoke-drying process by ancient hunter-gatherer communities, revealing a long-standing tradition of preserving and honoring ancestors.
- Smoke-dried human remains found in Asia may be world's oldest known mummies, researchers say CBS News
- Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say CNN
- Scientists say they've found the world's oldest mummies, and they're far from Egypt NBC News
- The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago New Scientist
- Oldest Human Mummies Discovered, And They're Not What We Expected ScienceAlert
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