Researchers from Munich Clinic Bogenhausen have determined the cause of death of two mummies from South America, who appear to have been murdered over a thousand years ago.
there are thought to be thousands of mummies still in these hills and evidence of the chinchorro is scattered all around the area. behind the scenes of the san miguel de azapa museum, the careful study and preservation of the majority of the chinchorro mummies takes place. there s so many mummies here, vivien! how many? yes, we have about 70 mummies, chinchorro mummies, in this store. let me show you a chinchorro mummy. it s quite small.