Study: Oldest mummies predate ancient Egypt by 6,000 years
Researchers analyzed 54 skeletons from 11 sites, detecting prolonged low-temperature heating and tightly bound 'fetal' postures consistent with deliberate processing before burial.
Smoked mummies kept in private households in Papua, Indonesia, photographed in January 2019.(photo credit: Hung et al., PNAS ,2025)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
