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Archaeologists discover mummies of children that may be at least 1,000 years old – and their skulls still had hair on them

(CBS NEWS) - Four mummified children have been discovered in Peru — and they are believed to be at least 1,000 years old. The mummies were found in what is now one of the oldest neighborhoods in Lima, ...
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Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima

LIMA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the ...

Chinchorro mummification may have originated as a form of art therapy, study suggests

In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of artificial mummification among the Chinchorro people may have evolved as a ...