The mummies of San Lorenzo Island

San Lorenzo Island is 5 miles off the coast of Lima, Peru. This island, as well as the whole Peruvian coast, presents several environmental conditions that make natural mummification a very common phenomenon. This paper explains the reasons for this phenomenon and presents an overview of the bodies...

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Main Authors: Guido P. Lombardi, Uriel García-Cáceres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Biological Research
Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/10185