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Scientists Solve Mystery of 300-Year-Old Mummified ‘Mermaid’ That Was Worshipped for Centuries for Medicinal Properties
In 2022, temple authorities from Okayama, Japan permitted scientists to examine a mermaid ... in the lower body and back of the neck. The bottom half was made with the scales of a croaker fish ...
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Scientists try to unravel mystery of eerie ‘mermaid mummy’
In addition to nails and teeth, the mummy has hair on its head and scales on the lower body. According to a note contained in the same box of the “dried mermaid,” the creature was caught in a ...