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Another story from Tina on Peruvian mummies

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Think others would be interested in this? Love, Tina Begin forwarded message: From:  " Smithsonian.com " < Smithsonian@mail.smithsonian.com > Subject:  How an Ancient Tomb Was Destroyed for a Picnic Table, The Mummies of Peru, A “Frozen” Adventure in Norway and More Date:  August 28, 2015 at 1:02:29 PM PDT To:  tifox@verizon.net Reply-To:  Smithsonian@mail.smithsonian.com How an Ancient Tomb Was Destroyed for a Picnic Table, The Mummies of Peru, A “Frozen” Adventure in Norway and More To see this email in your  browser  click here. Daily      AUGUST 28 2015 The Fascinating Afterlife of Peru's Mummies From atop bejeweled thrones and sacred mountaintops, the Inca dead continued to wield incredible power over the living Read More ›› Ancient mummified bodies stand guard over windswept deserts near the Nazca and Ica mountain summits.  (© Charles Rennie/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis)

Chile's Chinchorro Mummies

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Submitted by Sherry Lewis: Chile's Chinchorro Mummies - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine. From Past Chair, Sherry Lewis, thanks Sherry! Karen Weiss is quoted in this article. Click on link below to read the 2011 article http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/1995/03/chinchorro-mummies/arriaza-text#close

Peruvian Mummies

Click on the link below to view article sent by Docent Carolyn Weiss: h ttp://www.archaeology.org/issues/188-1509/trenches/3575-trenches-chile-atacama-mummies-decaying

Queen Nefertiti's Tomb Possibly Found

Queen Nefertiti's Tomb Possibly Found See article below submitted by  Carolyn Marie.  Click on link to review. http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5797233-archeologist-may-have-found-remains-of-queen-nefertiti/