InThe Mummy(in theaters Friday), Sofia Boutellas revenant Egyptian princess battles a cursed Tom Cruise.
5050 BC: CHILEAN CREATION
Ancient societies across the world practiced mummification.
The oldest known mummies hail from the Chinchorro culture, in modern-day Chile and Peru.
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3500 BC: PYRAMID SCHEME
Egyptian embalmers developed the mummy look, cloaking their dead in cloth.
In 2660 B.C., King Djoser built himself the first pyramid.
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Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century.
1881: RAMESSES II
The deceased god-king never came to life after his body was discovered.
But when his remains were later flown to France, he was issued a passport.
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The Aztec Mummyand 1964sWrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy.
1959: HAMMER TIME
Peter Cushing is the archaeologist.
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Christopher Lee is the enshrouded.
Shes kinda cinemas first female mummy.
Who says there are no new ideas?
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