Ancient Southeast Asian Mummies Reveal World's Oldest Human Preservation Techniques
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Scientists have potentially discovered the world's oldest mummies in Southeast Asia, dating back 12,000 years, with evidence suggesting they were smoke-dried over fires, providing insights into ancient funerary practices across the region.
- Mummies found in southeast Asia could be world's oldest, as scientists say they date back 12,000 years Sky News
- Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say CNN
- Oldest Human Mummies Discovered, And They're Not What We Expected ScienceAlert
- World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find Live Science
- The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago New Scientist
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