(CNN) — Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a ...

A mummified human head kept in a Swiss museum displayed incorrect details about who the person was and where he came from.

Smoke-drying mummification of human remains was practised by hunter-gatherers across southern China, southeast Asia and beyond as far back as 12,000 years ago, my colleagues and I report in new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A modern, heavily bent mummy from the Dani people, preserved by smoke and kept in a private home in the Baliem Valley. These are ...