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| People of the Chinchorro culture developed elaborate methods of mummification that date back to 6000 bc or earlier. Often Chinchorro mummies were elaborately prepared by removing the internal organs and replacing them with vegetable fibers or animal hair. In some cases an embalmer would remove the skin and flesh from the dead body and replace them with clay. The Chinchorro lived in what is now northern Chile and southern Peru. | ||||||
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