The Mysterious Mummies of Chile | BEYONDbones
· Some of the oldest artificially preserved mummies ever found were made by artisans of the Chinchorro culture in what is now Chile. The Chinchorro culture began mummifying their dead more than 7,000 years ago, 2,000 years before the Egyptians adopted the process. Although the best preserved mummies produced in South America date to long after ...