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Thousands of Inca Mummies Unearthed
kgarcia writes "National Geographic has an article about one of the most important archeological discoveries about the Incas in recent times. As much as 10,000 mummies were discovered in an ancient Incan graveyard, in cocoons containing as much as 7 mummies per bundle."
And how many do they have to finally dig up in order to conclude this research? From what I read they sounded like they were intending to uproot a lot of these folks. You'd think they'd have to have SOME respect for the dead, no? But I do have to admit, lines like this one were pretty funny: "Preservation conditions are so good, we can determine the sex of people simply by looking at their genitals," said Cock.
Buffy!!!!!
Despite being old, dusty, and smelling funny, executives at Universal expressed delight at the find, saying the next generation of the corporate franchise would go into production immediately.
So, this guy's nick name is really Willy Cock?!
Patience is a virtue, but I don't have the time - TH
Good god man, THE SMELL!
Ahem. Use as many as when referring to countable nouns, as much as when referring to uncountable ones. For example:
"As many as 10,000 mummies..."
"... as many as 7 mummies per bundle..."
rather than:
"As much as 10,000 mummies..."
"... as much as 7 mummies per bundle."
Yup, those years of Catholic schooling left me with emotional and grammatical scars. (And the aforementioned fondness for schoolmarm outfits.)
About 40 of the large mummy bundles are topped with false heads, known to archaeologists as falsas cabezas.
Well, no wonder... after all, that's exactly what "falsa cabeza" means.
Anyway, it's GREAT news that this site has been found in time... but I can already see the logistical trouble in keeping in good shape thousands of mummies, let alone all their artifacts.
"Trust me - I know what I'm doing."
- Sledge Hammer
Wouldn't it be ironic if the 10,000 dead were killed by a plague and the virus had survived this long, only to wreak havok on the world?
...ok so it might suck a little.
"You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake."...Tyler Durden
Wouldn't it be ironic if the 10,000 dead were killed by a plague and the virus had survived this long, only to wreak havok on the world?
The article mentioned that the mummies were about 500 years old (2002-500 = 1502). This puts them in the ground just about the time Columbus was in the area. If there was a plague is likely something they caught from Europeans. So it's something we already had.
I didn't know they had nesting behavior.
-- I have monkeys in my pants.
"Willy Cock"? "WILLY COCK"?!?!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
They were looking for the most Dog-forsaken place when they turned up the Mummies. Steve Case was rather pissed.
Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
So it's something we already had.
Speak for yourself white man.
is :"noooo... don't make me do it. " a complete sentence?
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I don't think it would be "ironic" really, unless somehow the virus wiped out all the Caucasians and spared the Native Americans.
Interestingly, there's a theory that some kind of fungus growing on ancient Egyptian mummies was responsible for the "curse" which afflicted some of the discoverers.
Hey kids, there's only 5 days left 'til Yak Shaving Day!
After the scientists have finished studying the recovered mummies and artifacts, they will be returned to the Puruchuco area for display in a museum.
There really is an afterlife!!
"I can't give you a brain, so I'll give you a diploma" - The Great Oz (blatently stolen sig)
like smallpox?
I don't know about you, but I don't exactly want to see a sudden outbreak of that.
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