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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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2021-10-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Journal of Biological Research |
| Online Zugang: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/10185 |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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 recently uncovered by a team of archeologists led by the Peruvian Navy. |
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| ISSN: | 1826-8838 2284-0230 |