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title: Black Chinchorro Child Mummy
author: Regional Program for Protection of the Chinchorro Sites / Bernardo Arriaza
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19099/black-chinchorro-child-mummy/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)
updated: 2024-06-14
---

# Black Chinchorro Child Mummy

_Authored by Regional Program for Protection of the Chinchorro Sites / Bernardo Arriaza_

## Image File

[![Black Chinchorro Child Mummy](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19099.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19099.jpg)

## Image Caption

A Chinchorro child, mummified using the black technique. The Chinchorro [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) flourished in modern-day Chile from approximately 9,000 to 3,500 years ago and produced the world's oldest intentionally preserved mummies from c. 5500 BCE. The black technique involved systematically dismembering, heat-treating, and reassembling the body.

San Miguel de Azapa Archaeological Museum, Arica, Chile.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Arriaza, R. P. f. P. o. t. C. S. /. B. (2024, June 12). Black Chinchorro Child Mummy. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19099/black-chinchorro-child-mummy/>
### Chicago
Arriaza, Regional Program for Protection of the Chinchorro Sites / Bernardo. "Black Chinchorro Child Mummy." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 12, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19099/black-chinchorro-child-mummy/>.
### MLA
Arriaza, Regional Program for Protection of the Chinchorro Sites / Bernardo. "Black Chinchorro Child Mummy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jun 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19099/black-chinchorro-child-mummy/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/181892) by **Regional Program for Protection of the Chinchorro Sites / Bernardo Arriaza**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 12 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0deed.en). This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.