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Mesopotamian clay maps 5,000-year-old rivers

Mesopotamian clay maps, dating back 5,000 years, provide a fascinating glimpse into the ancient world’s perception of ...

Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': Study

Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them ...

Scientists Have Found the World’s Oldest Known Mummies — and They Are Thousands of Years Older Than the Ones in Egypt

By contrast, mummies found in Egypt typically date back to about 4,500 years ago, and mummies from northern Chile — typically ...