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Artificial mummification

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A practice in Andean societies dating from 5500 BCE onward, representing the world's earliest and most persistent form of mummification, with art becoming grave goods for use in the afterlife.

AP course connection

Topic 5.1: 5.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Indigenous American Art

Unit 5

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