" Q UATRE pre-Columbian mummies were handed to the Government of Chile in the premises of the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva ," he said in a statement. " Two of them are among the oldest in the world . The oldest mummies dating back to 5000 BC and belong the culture chinchorro , while another pre-Columbian mummy has been dated with certainty. Most recently in " period of early contact with the Spaniards .
Besides the mummies were also human remains, the experts were unable to assign a specific culture. "These remains (...) are in an advanced state of disintegration " and will therefore be buried in Geneva in the spring, said the Swiss authorities.
The mummies will be delivered to the Chilean Council of national monuments and in museums. The name of the collector, who has returned voluntarily, was unveiled.
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