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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > archaeology > mummies and mummification
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > physical/biological anthropology > mummies and mummification

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mummies and mummification  

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  • The term mummy describes the corpse of an organism where decay is arrested for a considerable period of time and a semblance of life-like appearance is preserved. Some natural environments can mummify animal and human bodies spontaneously, thereby preserving them over great periods of time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Mummies and Mummification]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XJJMNFSC-L

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