The international team of researchers discovered traces of mummification at funerals in China, Vietnam and Indonesia. The age of one of the lips reached 14 thousand years.
Researchers have found the most ancient evidence of mummification of human remains today. The age of one of the bones located in the north of Vietnam was about 14 thousand years, twice the previous records. This is stated in the article in the PNAS magazine, written by CNN.
Scientists are investigating 54 funerals on the territory of South China, North Vietnam and Sumatra island. The discovered remains are unusual poses – people are squeezed. According to experts, this location is impossible without special intervention.
When examining the bones, traces of exposure to low fire temperatures and carbonization are expressed, especially in areas of the body, where small tissues are small. This indicates that the ancient people underwent the bodies of the dead and heat to exposure to drying before they were sent to the funeral.
Those with the study believe that mummification technology using smoke has been used in the region for millennia -from the late Paleolithic to the latest times. In addition, such skills are still preserved in some Papua-New Guinea cultures.
“Our results show the unique contact of technology, tradition, culture and beliefs from the pre-olithic culture of China and Southeast Asia. It is noteworthy that this practice remains for a surprising time from the late Paleolithic to the present, the size and maintenance of extraordinary,” said senior researcher at Australral National University of Sao-Chun Hung.
Earlier it was reported that in one of the districts of five, Peru, archaeologists, four children of children, who, were believed to, at least one thousand years old.
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Source: korrespondent
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