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Radical Anthropology Sep 17, 2025

Evidence of smoke-dried #mummification practice among SE #Asian #hunting and gathering populations over 10,000 years ago -- oldest known to date?

#archaeology #mortuarypractices

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2515103122

Anthropology.net Sep 16, 2025

New study reveals hunter-gatherers in Southeast Asia smoke-dried their dead over 10,000 years ago—predating Egyptian and Chinchorro mummies. #Archaeology #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #MortuaryPractices https://www.anthropology.net/p/before-egypt-the-12000-year-history

Before Egypt: The 12,000-Year History of Smoke-Dried Mummification in Southeast Asia

New evidence from southern China and Southeast Asia shows hunter-gatherers were smoking and preserving their dead millennia before the famous mummies of Egypt or Chile.

Anthropology.net

Adv in Archaeological Practice Sep 7, 2025

What can commingled human #skeletons potentially tell us about ancient #funerarytraditions?

Unearthed at the Shimal Necropolis, Early #BronzeAge communal tombs reveal information about secondary #mortuarypractices and even share commonalities with Neolithic interments.

Learn more here:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/impact-of-secondary-mortuary-practices-on-representation-and-distribution-of-commingled-elements-from-umm-annar-human-skeletons-in-communal-tombs/E35F13D61B786D95167365A037995604

The Impact of Secondary Mortuary Practices on Representation and Distribution of Commingled Elements from Umm an-Nar Human Skeletons in Communal Tombs | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core

The Impact of Secondary Mortuary Practices on Representation and Distribution of Commingled Elements from Umm an-Nar Human Skeletons in Communal Tombs

Cambridge Core