An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would have dried out and preserved the bodies.
Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new analysis of dozens of burials.
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