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The Spirit Cave mummy is the oldest human mummy found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was discovered in 1940 in Spirit Cave, [ 4 ] 13 miles (21 km) east [ 5 ] of Fallon, Nevada , United States, by the husband-and-wife archaeological team of Sydney and Georgia Wheeler.
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 ...
Until recently, it was believed that the earliest ancient Egyptian mummies were created naturally due to the environment in which they were buried. [23] [24] In 2014, an 11-year study by the University of York, Macquarie University and the University of Oxford suggested that artificial mummification occurred 1,500 years earlier than first ...
READING, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -A leather-skinned mummified man lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania, known only as "Stoneman Willie” to the public got two things Saturday he went ...
About 2,300 years ago, a wealthy teen's family buried him with 49 amulets made of gold and semi-precious stones. His body was sitting in the basement of Cairo's Egyptian Museum for over 100 years.
Several artifacts were found within a small mound with an unusual limestone crypt. Signs of habitation were discovered nearby. [6] Grave Creek Mound: Moundsville, West Virginia: 250 to 150 BCE Adena culture: At 69 feet (21 m) high and 295 feet (90 m) in diameter, the Grave Creek Mound is the largest conical type burial mound in the United States.
Miguel Aguilar, a professor of archeology at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, said the mummy was buried in a ritual that included coca leaves Archeologists find mummy surrounded by coca ...
Joseph Stalin (buried) Russia: 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953 [38] Taoists Xuanxu (玄虛道人), his student Xuanzhi (玄智道人), Songfeng (松風道人), Songzhu (松竹道人) China [39] [40] Spirit Cave mummy: USA: died about 9400 ago: St. Michan's Church mummies: Ireland: diverse lifetimes; e.g. a 400-year-old mummy of a nun: Sui ...