State_and_Type_of_Qilakitsoq

__The State and Type of Preservation__
There were a total of eight bodies aged six months to fifty years, found in two graves in Greenland.These bodies were found naturally freeze-dried, which had resulted in all eight bodies being preserved for over 500 years making them the oldest preserved remains in the Arctic. As these mummies were buried in graves, this assisted the preservation of their bodies as it prevented humidity and oxygen from reaching the remains, basically making it an Arctic Fridge.

The skin of some of the bodies found in these graves were very well preserved as their skin had darkened, dried, sunk and hardened. On some of the remains, the skin was especially dark on the abdomen and the front of their thighs. The state of some of the bodies' hands did not show much labour, so it was possible to get prints from their hands, fingers and feet.

As these remains were naturally freeze-dried and had not decayed as much, their fingernails, hair and skin were incredibly well preserved. It is also possible to examine hair from all the bodies apart from 2 bodies, as almost all of their hair had been covered by the hoods of their clothes.

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