Tag: Mummy

London: Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy, completely intact and in well-preserved condition, in what is thought to be a late 15th century Inca pilgrimage site in Peru. “The deceased is still wrapped in the enormous funeral bundle that served as a coffin,” said Peter Eeckhout, Professor at the Universite libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. […]

Beijing: The mummified remains of a middle-aged man, believed to be 1,700 years old, have been unearthed on a less frequented section of the ancient Silk Road on the edge of China’s Qinghai-Tibet plateau. The body was found at a construction site in the town of Mang’ai, reports Xinhua news agency. “It is in good […]