Siberian ice maiden radiocarbon dating
19-Apr-2020 01:48
Egyptians saw the preservation of the body after death as an important step to living well in the afterlife.
Deliberate mummification became an integral part of the rituals for the dead beginning as early as the 2nd dynasty (about 2800 BC).
The study of Ötzi’s bodily tissues indicate the his death perhaps occurred somewhere around 3,200 BC.