35 Mummies from Around the World

Cameron_Fetter Published 03/14/2025 in wow

Everybody knows about the mummies of Ancient Egypt, but mummies have been found all around the world. And most of these mummies don’t have nice modest bandages to cover up their disgusting embalmed bodies. You’re going to look at some of these pictures and think, “Jeez. If my body is going to look like that after 7,000 years, I’d rather just be cremated.”

So take a big sip of embalming fluid and take a look at some of these creepy corpses from times long past. It sucks to die but be grateful that nowadays nobody is going to use a hook to pull your brain out through your nose.

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1. Chinchorro mummies
These mummies, found in modern-day Chile, are the oldest mummies in the world at 7,000 years old. That’s more than 2,000 years older than Ancient Egyptian mummies. The Chinchorro people would mummify their dead and put clay masks over their faces.
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5. Mummies of Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians mummified not only humans, but animals as well. This was thought to preserve the body for the afterlife.
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Mummified Ancient Egyptian baboon
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9. Bog bodies
Bog bodies are human corpses that have been naturally mummified in peat bogs. Bog bodies have been found that date from anywhere between 8,000 BC and the 1940s.
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14. Smoke Mummies of Papua New Guinea
Some remote tribes in Papua New Guinea use smoke to mummify the remains of their elders, essentially turning them into jerky. This was done as recently as the 1950s, though the practice has waned since then.
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17. Ötzi the Iceman
Ötzi the Iceman is a naturally mummified man from the Copper Age, found frozen in the Alps. He was preserved almost entirely, including clothing, equipment, and tattoos.
18. Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies were discovered in what is now China, discovered wearing wool hats and leather booties. Their origins were initially a mystery until scientists found they were indigenous to the region.
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20. Pazyryk mummies
The Pazyryk mummies were a series of Iron Age mummies found in Siberia in tombs dug into permafrost. Many of them were found with incredibly well-preserved tattoos, including one mummy that was dubbed “the Siberian Ice Maiden.”
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The Siberian ice maiden
23. Lady Dai
A Chinese noblewoman named Xin Zhui, aka Lady Dai, who is remarkably well preserved despite her body being over 2000 years old. She is considered to be the best-preserved human mummy in history.
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25. Peruvian mummies
A wide range of human mummies from pre-Inca cultures discovered in Peru. Many of these mummies were stolen from their tombs and altered to resemble aliens by grave robbers.
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28. Saltman mummies
The Saltmen were mummies discovered in a salt mine in northern Iran. The salt from the mines preserved their bodies, allowing us to see details like a gold earring and leather boots.
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31. Greenland mummies
These mummies were discovered in an abandoned settlement in Greenland named Qilakitsoq. These mummies have given great insight into what Inuit culture was like 500 years ago.
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34. Capuchin mummies
Forty-five naturally preserved mummies were discovered in a tomb underneath a monastery in Sicily built by Capuchin monks. The monks built a larger catacomb connecting to the old burial chamber, and today the catacombs feature 1,100 mummified remains.
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1. Chinchorro mummies
These mummies, found in modern-day Chile, are the oldest mummies in the world at 7,000 years old. That’s more than 2,000 years older than Ancient Egyptian mummies. The Chinchorro people would mummify their dead and put clay masks over their faces.
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5. Mummies of Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians mummified not only humans, but animals as well. This was thought to preserve the body for the afterlife.
6.
Mummified Ancient Egyptian baboon
7.
8.
9. Bog bodies
Bog bodies are human corpses that have been naturally mummified in peat bogs. Bog bodies have been found that date from anywhere between 8,000 BC and the 1940s.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Smoke Mummies of Papua New Guinea
Some remote tribes in Papua New Guinea use smoke to mummify the remains of their elders, essentially turning them into jerky. This was done as recently as the 1950s, though the practice has waned since then.
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17. Ötzi the Iceman
Ötzi the Iceman is a naturally mummified man from the Copper Age, found frozen in the Alps. He was preserved almost entirely, including clothing, equipment, and tattoos.
18. Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies were discovered in what is now China, discovered wearing wool hats and leather booties. Their origins were initially a mystery until scientists found they were indigenous to the region.
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20. Pazyryk mummies
The Pazyryk mummies were a series of Iron Age mummies found in Siberia in tombs dug into permafrost. Many of them were found with incredibly well-preserved tattoos, including one mummy that was dubbed “the Siberian Ice Maiden.”
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The Siberian ice maiden
23. Lady Dai
A Chinese noblewoman named Xin Zhui, aka Lady Dai, who is remarkably well preserved despite her body being over 2000 years old. She is considered to be the best-preserved human mummy in history.
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25. Peruvian mummies
A wide range of human mummies from pre-Inca cultures discovered in Peru. Many of these mummies were stolen from their tombs and altered to resemble aliens by grave robbers.
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28. Saltman mummies
The Saltmen were mummies discovered in a salt mine in northern Iran. The salt from the mines preserved their bodies, allowing us to see details like a gold earring and leather boots.
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31. Greenland mummies
These mummies were discovered in an abandoned settlement in Greenland named Qilakitsoq. These mummies have given great insight into what Inuit culture was like 500 years ago.
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34. Capuchin mummies
Forty-five naturally preserved mummies were discovered in a tomb underneath a monastery in Sicily built by Capuchin monks. The monks built a larger catacomb connecting to the old burial chamber, and today the catacombs feature 1,100 mummified remains.
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These mummies, found in modern-day Chile, are the oldest mummies in the world at 7,000 years old. That’s more than 2,000 years older than Ancient Egyptian mummies. The Chinchorro people would mummify their dead and put clay masks over their faces.

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1. Chinchorro mummies These mummies, found in modern-day Chile, are the oldest mummies in the world at 7,000 years old. That’s more than 2,000 years older than Ancient Egyptian mummies. The Chinchorro people would mummify their dead and put clay masks over their faces.

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5. Mummies of Ancient Egypt The Ancient Egyptians mummified not only humans, but animals as well. This was thought to preserve the body for the afterlife.

6. Mummified Ancient Egyptian baboon

7.

8.

9. Bog bodies Bog bodies are human corpses that have been naturally mummified in peat bogs. Bog bodies have been found that date from anywhere between 8,000 BC and the 1940s.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14. Smoke Mummies of Papua New Guinea Some remote tribes in Papua New Guinea use smoke to mummify the remains of their elders, essentially turning them into jerky. This was done as recently as the 1950s, though the practice has waned since then.

15.

16.

17. Ötzi the Iceman Ötzi the Iceman is a naturally mummified man from the Copper Age, found frozen in the Alps. He was preserved almost entirely, including clothing, equipment, and tattoos.

18. Tarim mummies The Tarim mummies were discovered in what is now China, discovered wearing wool hats and leather booties. Their origins were initially a mystery until scientists found they were indigenous to the region.

19.

20. Pazyryk mummies The Pazyryk mummies were a series of Iron Age mummies found in Siberia in tombs dug into permafrost. Many of them were found with incredibly well-preserved tattoos, including one mummy that was dubbed “the Siberian Ice Maiden.”

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22. The Siberian ice maiden

23. Lady Dai A Chinese noblewoman named Xin Zhui, aka Lady Dai, who is remarkably well preserved despite her body being over 2000 years old. She is considered to be the best-preserved human mummy in history.

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25. Peruvian mummies A wide range of human mummies from pre-Inca cultures discovered in Peru. Many of these mummies were stolen from their tombs and altered to resemble aliens by grave robbers.

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28. Saltman mummies The Saltmen were mummies discovered in a salt mine in northern Iran. The salt from the mines preserved their bodies, allowing us to see details like a gold earring and leather boots.

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31. Greenland mummies These mummies were discovered in an abandoned settlement in Greenland named Qilakitsoq. These mummies have given great insight into what Inuit culture was like 500 years ago.

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34. Capuchin mummies Forty-five naturally preserved mummies were discovered in a tomb underneath a monastery in Sicily built by Capuchin monks. The monks built a larger catacomb connecting to the old burial chamber, and today the catacombs feature 1,100 mummified remains.

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1. Chinchorro mummies

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5. Mummies of Ancient Egypt

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9. Bog bodies

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14. Smoke Mummies of Papua New Guinea

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17. Ötzi the Iceman

18. Tarim mummies

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20. Pazyryk mummies

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23. Lady Dai

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25. Peruvian mummies

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28. Saltman mummies

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31. Greenland mummies

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34. Capuchin mummies

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1. Chinchorro mummies
These mummies, found in modern-day Chile, are the oldest mummies in the world at 7,000 years old. That’s more than 2,000 years older than Ancient Egyptian mummies. The Chinchorro people would mummify their dead and put clay masks over their faces.

5. Mummies of Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians mummified not only humans, but animals as well. This was thought to preserve the body for the afterlife.

6.
Mummified Ancient Egyptian baboon

9. Bog bodies
Bog bodies are human corpses that have been naturally mummified in peat bogs. Bog bodies have been found that date from anywhere between 8,000 BC and the 1940s.

14. Smoke Mummies of Papua New Guinea
Some remote tribes in Papua New Guinea use smoke to mummify the remains of their elders, essentially turning them into jerky. This was done as recently as the 1950s, though the practice has waned since then.

17. Ötzi the Iceman
Ötzi the Iceman is a naturally mummified man from the Copper Age, found frozen in the Alps. He was preserved almost entirely, including clothing, equipment, and tattoos.

18. Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies were discovered in what is now China, discovered wearing wool hats and leather booties. Their origins were initially a mystery until scientists found they were indigenous to the region.

20. Pazyryk mummies
The Pazyryk mummies were a series of Iron Age mummies found in Siberia in tombs dug into permafrost. Many of them were found with incredibly well-preserved tattoos, including one mummy that was dubbed “the Siberian Ice Maiden.”

22.
The Siberian ice maiden

23. Lady Dai
A Chinese noblewoman named Xin Zhui, aka Lady Dai, who is remarkably well preserved despite her body being over 2000 years old. She is considered to be the best-preserved human mummy in history.

25. Peruvian mummies
A wide range of human mummies from pre-Inca cultures discovered in Peru. Many of these mummies were stolen from their tombs and altered to resemble aliens by grave robbers.

28. Saltman mummies
The Saltmen were mummies discovered in a salt mine in northern Iran. The salt from the mines preserved their bodies, allowing us to see details like a gold earring and leather boots.

31. Greenland mummies
These mummies were discovered in an abandoned settlement in Greenland named Qilakitsoq. These mummies have given great insight into what Inuit culture was like 500 years ago.

34. Capuchin mummies
Forty-five naturally preserved mummies were discovered in a tomb underneath a monastery in Sicily built by Capuchin monks. The monks built a larger catacomb connecting to the old burial chamber, and today the catacombs feature 1,100 mummified remains.