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First Mummies May Have Been Inspired by Field of Corpses

Posted by Unknown on from the chinchorro-people-were-trve-kvlt dept.

sciencehabit writes with a story about a field strewn with corpses in shallow graves. From the article: "Trekking through Chile's Atacama Desert 7000 years ago, hunter-gatherers known as the Chinchorro walked in the land of the dead. Thousands of shallowly buried human bodies littered the earth, their leathery corpses pockmarking the desolate surroundings. According to new research, the scene inspired the Chinchorro to begin mummifying their dead, a practice they adopted roughly 3000 years before the Egyptians embraced it."

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  1. COOLEST ... STORY TITLE ... EVER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Out of all the years I've been watching /., I don't think I've ever seen a more bad-ass story title.

    1. Re:COOLEST ... STORY TITLE ... EVER by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm not sure how mummies get inspired by anything. They're mummies.

  2. Space aliens by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was space aliens. Ancient civilizations were all developed by space aliens who came to Earth for some unknown reason, and decided to teach us everything.

  3. Re:ok sure but.. by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Like being ground up for medicine?

    Want to cure your sore throat, little boy? Mummy knows best.

    --
    Ezekiel 23:20
  4. Field of Corpses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I only liked their early stuff.