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flag Scientists found 14,000-year-old mummies in Southeast Asia, revealing early human mummification through smoke-drying.

flag Scientists have discovered the oldest known human mummification in southeastern Asia, with remains dating back up to 14,000 years. flag Found in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, the bodies were preserved through smoke-drying, a technique involving low heat over long periods. flag The skeletons, buried in crouched positions with bone charring, suggest deliberate preservation by hunter-gatherer communities. flag This practice, also seen in some Indigenous Australian groups and still used in Papua New Guinea, indicates complex beliefs about death and ancestral connections. flag The findings push back the timeline of mummification by thousands of years, revealing advanced funerary traditions in prehistoric societies.

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