The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they’re not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile’s Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago.
Source: Chile’s desert town built on mummies
Tag: CL – Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region
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Chile’s desert town built on mummies; BBC
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Chile’s archaeologists fight to save the world’s oldest mummies from climate change; Laurence Blair; The Guardian
Photo: Panther Media GmbH The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site…
Source: Chile’s archaeologists fight to save the world’s oldest mummies from climate change
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UNESCO celebrates 75th anniversary, logo lights up Eiffel Tower; Unesco
Photo: Carlos Chow The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) logo illuminating against the Eiffel Tower on Friday commemorated the agency’s 75th annivesary.
Source: UNESCO celebrates 75th anniversary, logo lights up Eiffel Tower
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Can UNESCO status save the world’s oldest mummies?; Mark Johanson; National Geographic
Photo: De Agostini In the Chilean desert, artfully preserved human remains are a symbol of local pride, but a changing climate threatens their existence.
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Unesco adds these 33 cultural, natural sites to World Heritage List this year; Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times
Photo: AFP Unesco’s World Heritage Committee didn’t meet last year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, so they are reviewing the nominations for both 2020 and 2021.
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