Posted on 12/19/2004 1:36:05 AM PST by FairOpinion
MEXICO CITY - Mexican archeologists reported Thursday the discovery of a 2,300-year-old mummy of a female child along with some fabric, hair, feathers and plant remains in a dry, cold, high-altitude cave in the central state of Queretaro.
Archeologists received a tip about some human remains in the cave in a mountainous area known as the Sierra Gorda. They searched the cave, located about 9,570 feet above sea level, and found the girl's mummified remains, which lacked one arm.
"This is one of the oldest mummies to have been found in Mexico," according to a press release from the Templo Mayor Museum, part of the National Archaeology and Anthropology Institute.
The mummification was deemed to be due to natural cause - the quick drying of the corpse, along with the high altitude and cool climate - rather than any manmade mummification technique.
But what was equally interesting was what was found along with the body: a bit of cloth, feathers, the spines of maguey plants and patches of hair, in what may have been funeral offerings. The girl is believed to have died about 320 B.C., according tests carried out on her kin and the fabric.
(Excerpt) Read more at billingsgazette.com ...
In this photo made available by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, INAH, the mummy of a girl that is said to be 2,300 years old is presented by the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. The mummy, one of the most ancient in Mexico, was found in a cave in Sierra Gorda, in the Mexican state of Queretaro. (AP Photo/INAH)
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LOL!
Do not tell Bill Clinton.
OTOH, it's an interesting story.
I know... witch that she is.
Sad that I immediately thought of him at the sight of the headline too.
They found the child now where`s her Mummy.
Sad but sweet. Any idea how the arm happened to be missing?
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I didn't know Teresa Heinz Kerry was on vacation.
isn't that helen thomas?
...the girl's mummified remains, which lacked one arm.
Would be interesting if there was a bit more information/ speculation about 'one arm'...birth defect, healed injury, or suspected contributing factor as to cause of death?
I KNEW someone was going to make that reference. I was just waiting. :)
What happened to mini mummy's mummy and daddy?
It doesn't look to be that old. It may be up to 2,134 years and 6 months but not a day over.
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