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Richmond mummies survive in afterlife despite 20th-century fire, lack of identification

Last week, Richmond's newest baseball team was named the Flying Mummies, but what is the story behind the Richmond's two ...

Smoke-dried human remains found in Asia may be world's oldest known mummies, researchers say

Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.
People

Scientists Have Found the World’s Oldest Known Mummies — and They Are Thousands of Years Older Than the Ones in Egypt

The bodies appeared to have been artificially mummified by “smoke-drying” over fire Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in ...
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Smoke-dried mummies — more than 10,000 years old — unearthed in southeast Asia

Tightly packed human remains in odd positions were likely smoked and mummified in ancient southeast Asia. Hung, et al (2025) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences As the spooky season ...
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'Flying Mummies' to be new Richmond baseball team name

The Richmond Flying Mummies are "a big win for the city," Richmond Mayor Ron Oler said at the team's official unveiling ...
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Scientists have digitally removed the 'death masks' from four Colombian mummies, revealing their faces for the first time

The reconstructions are based on the skulls of four mummified individuals who had masks tightly fitted on their faces.