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August 2014 J & D

The Qilakitsoq Mummies

Nuuk, Greenland

In 1972, two brothers discovered eight mummified bodies in a frozen cave
further north at Qilakitsoq. The bodies have been dated back to 1460
and four were perfectly preserved due to their cold surroundings.

This mummy is a 6-month old boy. Historians say that the baby may
have been placed alive into the grave if its mother had died,
as was customary in the local culture.


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