Discovery expands understanding of Neolithic agricultural practices and diets in East Asia

A discovery by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Shandong University—together with an international team ...
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Archaeologists have just discovered the oldest mummies in the world, and they were nowhere near Egypt (they date back 10,000 years!)

While it was thought that mummification first occurred in Egypt or Chile, a new study reveals that hunter-gatherers in Asia were already mummifying their dead 12,000 years ago.

Burial bricks show evidence of barbecue parties in ancient China

On the vast desert near Jiayuguan in Gansu province, the Wei and Jin Tombs, often hailed as an “underground art gallery”, offer a tantalising peek into the past with their vibrant brick murals dating ...
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Ancient humans turned climate stress into opportunity

Ancient humans in northern China endured dramatic climate changes, creating new tools, hunting methods, and strategies to ...

Oldest mummified remains discovered in Southeast Asia, scientists say

Scientists have discovered what's thought to be the oldest mummies in the world in southeastern Asia. Mummification prevents ...

New finds made at Hualongdong in Anhui, key site for E.Asia’s human evolution

Fragments of fossils unearthed from the Hualongdong ruin, a key site to showcase East Asia's human evolution in China's Anhui ...

Ancients in southern China mummified their dead long before Egyptians: study

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Could the world’s oldest mummies have come from Asia?

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence suggesting the world’s oldest mummies may have been created in Southeast Asia, dating ...
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Earliest evidence of smoke-dried mummification: More than 10,000 years ago in southern China and Southeast Asia

This finding documents smoke-dried mummification of the dead, mostly in tightly bound crouched postures, from archaeological ...

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

Some ancient societies in China and South-east Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say

An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would ...
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The oldest known mummies have been found — in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian groups mummified bodies over smoky fires before burying them as early as 12,000 years ago, long before Egyptians began making mummies.