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Event archaeological Americas

Chinchorro Mummy Sites

5000 BCE – 1500 BCE

Coastal sites in Chile with the world's oldest artificially mummified remains, predating Egyptian mummies by two…

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Chinchorro Mummy Sites

5000 BCE – 1500 BCE

Coastal sites in Chile with the world's oldest artificially mummified remains, predating Egyptian mummies by two millennia

Standing in 5000 BCE

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Quebrada de Humahuaca Landmark · Americas 9000 BCE – still standing Kuk Early Agricultural Site Landmark · Oceania 8000 BCE – still standing Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Landmark · Oceania 6600 BCE – still standing Chinchorro culture Polity · Americas 7000 BCE – 1499 BCE

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5000 BCE Abydos