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22 hours agoExperts uncover earliest evidence of SMOKE-DRIED mummification
They recorded burial positions in the ground - predominantly flexed, tightly-crouched or squatting postures, often with signs of tight binding. They also looked at visible burning and cutting marks on excavated bones. 'We present evidence to suggest that corpses were...smoked to cure and mummify the skins around their skeletons,' they wrote.
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