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Smoke-Dried Mummies Across Southeast Asia Rewrite Mummification’s Origins

Lab analyses detected prolonged low-temperature heating on bones consistent with bodies being dried over smoke before burial.

High-Resolution Imaging Reveals Skilled Craft of Pazyryk Ice Mummy’s Tattoos