For example , Qilakitsoq mummies dating from 500 years ago show that the Thule people , ancestors of the present Inuit , wrapped and protected their dead the same way .
Similar burial customs have been found through the centuries .
Qilakitsoq mummies dating from 500 years ago show that the Thule people , ancestors of the present Inuit , wrapped and protected their dead the same way .
Similar burial customs have been found through the centuries .