jan 1, 3553 BC - First evidence of mummification in Egypt.
Description:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy#Egyptian_mummies"Embalming study 'rewrites' key chapter in Egyptian history". University of York. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
Mindy Seisberger, 'This Ancient Mummy Is Older Than the Pharaohs', Live Science, 16 August 2016
Maya Wei-Haas,'Mummy yields earliest known Egyptian embalming recipe', National Geographic, 15 August 2018
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 3553 BC
Now
~ 5582 years ago