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National Geographic - Lost Mummies of Papua New Guinea (2011)



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Lost Mummies of Papua New Guinea
Can Papua New Guinea's new generation return to the 'old ways' and recreate the skills that once
helped mummify their dead ancestors? Find out in the premiere of Lost Mummies of Papua New Guinea
Cut off from the rest of the world for thousands of years, to this day Papua New Guinea is a wild
and mysterious land of untamed jungle and inaccessible terrain. With the modern world only intruding
into this ancient culture in the last century, the isolation of the tribes that live on the island
helped give birth to a unique series of customs. And while stories of cannibalism are legendary,
less well known is the island's ancient process of mummification. Preserving bodies so their spirits
can act as protection for the living, the practice all but died out as missionaries spread
Christianity to remote communities in the 1950s. Led by photographer Ulla Lohmann, this programme
gives you an in depth look at the macabre art of mummification. Plus, discover how bodies can be
preserved for decades in the hot and humid climate of the island, and witness the restoration of
existing mummies.

Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 2005 kbps
Video Resolution: 720 x 416
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.731 (16.9)
Frames Per Second: 25
Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 160 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 45mins
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 700 MB
Ripped by: Harry65
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