Mummification was a much more common practice than many people realize. Throughout history, it was practiced in various degrees by cultures all around the world. Mouse over the map to see examples of mummification in that geographical area.
World map courtesy of WorldAtlas.com.
North America
- Aleuts of the Aleutian Islands, 1740 - 1800
- Anasazi of the Western USA
- Spirit Cave Man of Nevada USA, 9000 years old, world’s oldest Mummy
- Elmer McCurdy of Oklahoma USA
South America
- Chavin, Paracas-Nasca, Maranga, Moche, Inca, Chachapoya and Sican Chimu of Peru
- Jivaro of Ecuador
- Muisca of Colombia
- Huari and Tiwanku of Bolivia
- Yupka of Venezuela
- Chinchorro of Chile
- Maria Eva Duarte de Perón (Eva "Evita" Perón), Argentina
Europe
- Guanches of the Canary Islands
- Franciscan Friars of Basel Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- The Monks of Palermo in Sicily, the Mummies of St. Domenico Maggiore Abby in Naples and the Grottarossa Mummy of Via Appia Italy
- The Scythian Mummies of Russia and Vladimir Ilych Lenin of Russia
Middle East
- The Church Patriarch of Beirut, Lebanon
- Alexander the Great
Asia
- The Burmese rulers and priest
- The Buddhist monks of Vietnam
- Western Han Dynasty Mummies of Hunan, China
- The Tibetan Lama Mummies
- Gaochum Mummy of Jiangus, China, Ming Dynasty
- Jianxi Mummy from the Southern Sung Dynasty, China
- Jindan Mummy from the Southern Sung Dynasty, China
- The Japanese Buddhist priest Mummies
- Ibaloy Mummies of Benguet, Philippines
Oceania
- The Mummies of the Buang Tribe in Papua New Guinea
- Mummies of Queensland, Australia
- Mummies of the Torres Strait
- The Mummies of South Australia
- The Mummies of New Zealand
- The Mummies of Tahiti, the Cook Islands and Samoa
- The Mummies of Indonesia