red blood cells have been found in Egyptian Mummies that are nearly as old as the Iceman...its about one-upmanship and bragging rights
Egyptian mummies were intentionally preserved — Oetzi just slipped into a hole and got covered with ice later.
YUP. You'd think they'd look around a little before bragging.
Bye, Bye Beringia (8,000 Year Old Site In Florida)
"*Skeletal remains of 169 people, split almost evenly between males and females, ranging from 6 to 70 years old. About 75 of the skeletons were relatively intact.
*90 intact human brains that include the oldest DNA samples in the World.
*Artifacts of wood, bone, and seed that were made into jewelry and tools, providing insight into the ancient peoples' lives.
*Tests showed the oldest skeletons were buried 8,100 years ago. The youngest was placed in the ground 6,900 years ago. "To put this into context," Doran said, "these people had already been dead for 3,000 or 4,000 years before the first stones were laid for the Egyptian pyramids!"