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Hunter-Gatherers In Asia Smoke-Dried Their Dead 12–14Kyrs Ago, Marking The Oldest Known Evidence Of Intentional Mummification, Predating Chile (~5050 BC) & Egypt (~3000 BC). 2017–2025 Study Of 54 Crouched Burials From 11 Sites Showed, Via Spectroscopy, Heat/Smoke Preservation, Suggesting Ritual Care Like Modern Papua New Guinea Practices.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oldest-mummies-smoke-dried-found-asia-study/

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.