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Greenland Mummies

Jens Peder Hart Hansen, Jorgen Medlgaard·1991·McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks

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In 1972, two brothers on a hunting expedition in Greenland, 450 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, discovered the graves of six women and two children who had died more than 500 years ago. They had been buried in the traditional Inuit way, dressed in warm clothing and provided with the goods needed for their journey to the Land of the Dead. A combination of low ground temperature and dry air preserved their bodies and their clothing in excellent condition, making the Greenland mummies the oldest and most significant archaeological discovery in the Arctic.

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  • Scanning electron microscopy and the first observations and description of in situ calcified oral microbes revealed the broad presence of well-preserved calcified microorganisms in human calculus and allowed extrapolation into ancient oral microbiomes.

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Hansen, J. P. H., & Medlgaard, J.
Venue
McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks
Published
1991-03-01
OpenAlex
W4380237976
Cited by
43
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2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1
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book
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en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical and Archaeological Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Keywords
Inuit, mummification, traditional burial practices, Arctic archaeology, body preservation, prehistoric burials, Inuit clothing

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