New research suggests that the practice of mummification originated in southern China and Southeast Asia nearly 12,000 years ...

An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would ...

Experts have discovered skeletal remains dating back 12,000 years to southern China , where the deceased were smoke-dried prior to burial.

This finding documents smoke-dried mummification of the dead, mostly in tightly bound crouched postures, from archaeological contexts between 12,000 and 4,000 y old across a vast region encompassing ...

With nearly 200 countries to cover it would be quite a feat to see the entire planet, but with these fascinating photos from ...