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A replica Chinchorro mask can be found in the exhibit. As found in the exhibit, the Chinchorro people were the first to practice mummification. “A mask like this one would have been the finishing touch on a Chinochurro mummy,” says the Museum.

Exhibit unwraps history of mummification through new technology

Katie Hutton, Online Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2016

Walk into history with the new exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs. The exhibit runs now until Sept. 5, and features mummies from both Egypt and Peru. The...

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