Gudrun

Gudrun club

Posted: 24 Jul 2026


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The oldest mummies in the world

The oldest mummies in the world
Chinchorro mummies at the Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa.

These mummies of the Chinchorro hunter gatherer culture in the Atacama desert in the far north of Chile are 2000 years older than the Egyptian mummies! The oldest artificially preserved mummy dates from 5050 BC, the oldest naturally preserved mummy is from 7020 BC.

In 2021 the Chinchorro sites and mummification process in Arica and Caleta/Valle Camarones were inscribed as UNESCO world heritage.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1634

www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58639748
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchorro_mummies

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchorro-Kultur



The museum also has other displays


Anton Cruz Carro, Esther, Jean-louis Thiaudiere, grobi358 and 29 other people have particularly liked this photo


28 comments - The latest ones
 Erhard Bernstein
Erhard Bernstein club
Das ist schon unglaublich, wie alt diese Zeugnisse menschlichen Lebens sind.
2 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Erhard Bernstein club
Danke vielmals, Erhard! Mich hat das damals umgehauen, mir war das vorher überhaupt nicht bekannt!
2 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Merci de ce merveilleux partage Gudrun.++++++++++++
2 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing club
Merci beaucoup, Jocelyne!
2 months ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
wusste ich auch nicht, schön das du es zeigst
2 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Ko Hummel club
Besten Dank, Ko!
2 months ago.
 Hubs 56
Hubs 56 club
interessanter Blick in die Vergangenheit
2 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Thanks for the memories, Gudrun. The Chinchorro mummies are really interesting.. we saw them in 2010 also. Happy weekend..♥️♥️
2 months ago.
 Adele
Adele club
Amazing display of a very ancient history!
2 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
It's amazing how the bodies, clothing etc, has lasted so long.......their embalming techniques must have been very good........way ahead of the Egyptians!

I like the colourful image in the PiP too, which I assume is traditional clothing. I wouldn't mind one of those walking sticks.

Fascinating images Gudrun..!!
2 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Fantastic shot.
2 months ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
etwas gruselig, aber sehr interessant!!
2 months ago.
 Mario Vargas
Mario Vargas club
All the family, wow
2 months ago.
 Angelofruhr
Angelofruhr club
Unglaublich!!
2 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Incredible shots!
2 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
Sehr beindruckend!
2 months ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
It's just amazing to think of how old these remains are. No wonder they are a classified UNESCO site.
8 weeks ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
C'est incroyable cette conservation après toutes ces années une belle découverte merci pour l'info belle journée.
8 weeks ago. Edited 8 weeks ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Klasse dargestellt. Mir war gar nicht bekannt, dass es solch alte Mumien gibt.
8 weeks ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Sehr gut erhaltene Relikte aus einem längst verflossenen Zeitraum, Gudrun.
Freundliche Grüße und einen guten Abend
Erich
8 weeks ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Most beautiful and interesting

have a nice evening
8 weeks ago.
 m̌ ḫ
m̌ ḫ club
fascinating, but also a bit creepy
8 weeks ago.
 Heide
Heide club
Dass es so alte Mumien gibt ...
Sehr schön, es zu sehen und davon zu lesen.
Dein interessanter Beitrag und ipernity machen es möglich.
Danke!
7 weeks ago. Edited 7 weeks ago.
 Hubs 56
Hubs 56 club
interessante Infos, ansprechend präsentiert
7 weeks ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
Die schlagen sogar Ötzi! ;-)
7 weeks ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
Hochinteressant! Danke Gudrun!
7 weeks ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Amazing!
5 weeks ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
An impressive display at this museum. I was unaware of its age. Even more impressive than the Egyptian mummies. Kind regards, Anton.
3 weeks ago.

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