️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ But, after millennia in which the mummies have remained well preserved, those ancient remains are now in danger of rapid decomposition, Harvard scientists have warned. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ As a result, scientists at the University of Tarapaca's archaeological museum in Arica, northern Chile, have already seen some of its 120 prized examples of Chinchorro mummies begin to turn into a "black ooze", it said. Egypt dig unearths 3,600-year-old mummy. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Their findings will help conservationists in Arica - an arid area where humidity levels have been increasing in recent years - safeguard their precious relics.<unk> Egyptian mummies get CT scans. But Mitchell said he was concerned about potentially hundreds more mummies buried just below the sandy surface in the valleys of northern Chile.<unk>But Mitchell said he was concerned about potentially hundreds more mummies buried just below the sandy surface in the valleys of northern Chile. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ It's almost a forensic problem", he is quoted as saying. Marcela Sepulveda, professor of archaeology at the University of Tarapaca, quoted in the news release, said a "complicated process" was used to prepare the mummies. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> The oldest of the mummies date back some 2,000 years before the ancient Egyptians mummified their pharaohs. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
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