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Thousands of Inca Mummies Unearthed

Posted by michael on from the b-movie-fodder dept.

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."

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  1. Oh man... by misfit13b · · Score: 3, Funny

    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.

  2. Help! by fm6 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Buffy!!!!!

  3. But it's April 17th by george399 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, this guy's nick name is really Willy Cock?!

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    Patience is a virtue, but I don't have the time - TH
  4. 7 per bundle? by nytes · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't know they had nesting behavior.

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    -- I have monkeys in my pants.