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The Chinchorro mummies are mummified remains of individuals from the South American Chinchorro culture, found in what is now northern Chile.They are the oldest examples of artificially mummified human remains, having been buried up to two thousand years before the Egyptian mummies.
The mummy bundles contained up to seven people, some being topped with fake heads. [5] Although this has been a substantial discovery, Guillermo Cock believes that, "Only 40 percent of the occupants of the Inca burial ground have been recovered." [5] Once all of the mummies and artifacts have been salvaged they will be moved to a museum in Peru ...
The oldest mummies of South America come from the northern Chilean Chinchorro culture. The mummies of the higher classes were decorated with golden crowns, earrings and noserings. Mummification was a common practice in South American cultures. The Nazca, Paracas and Chachapoya of Peru conducted mummifications. [11]
More than 900 years ago, 22 people were wrapped in fabric and buried in Peru. Now, archaeologists have discovered their mummies — and the treasures they took with them to the grave.
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La doncella ("The maiden"), the oldest of the three mummies of Inca children discovered in 1999 near Llullaillaco. The Children of Llullaillaco [1] (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6,739 m (22,110 ft) stratovolcano ...
The Chinchorro culture of South America was a preceramic culture that lasted from 9,100 to 3,500 years BP (7,000 to 1,500 BCE). The people forming the Chinchorro culture were sedentary fishermen inhabiting the Pacific coastal region of current northern Chile and southern Peru. Presence of fresh water in the arid region on the coast facilitated ...
Analysis of the mummy revealed the official lived to be 65 years old, much older than expected during that time period. The mastaba was discovered between Abusir and Saqqara, pyramid fields south ...