Scientists have uncovered evidence that ancient communities in China and Southeast Asia were creating mummies through smoke-drying techniques as early as 10,000 years ago. This discovery pushes back the timeline of deliberate mummification practices by thousands of years, predating the famous methods used in Chile and Egypt. Burial sites scattered across six countries revealed this
World history has witnessed ambitious political alliances take form to reshape geopolitics and foster cooperation. Some were born out of war, others from economic strategy while a few gathered together under ideological alignment. However, not all of history’s political alliances made it past the drawing board—or if they did, they fractured before their full potential