X-Message-Number: 10660 Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:36:39 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: 21,000 year old animal remains from the permafrost Authors Zimmerman MR. Tedford RH. Title Histologic structures preserved for 21,300 years. Source Science. 194(4261):183-4, 1976 Oct 8. Abstract Histologic examination of rehydrated tissue samples from late Pleistocene (Alaskan) mammal mummies demonstrates that the preservative effect of freezing and drying extends to remains 15,000 to 25,000 years old. Some muscle and liver tissue retained identifiable histologic structures. Most tissues were completely disintegrated and partly replaced by masses of bacteria, an indication of considerable postmortem decay before the remains were entombed beneath the permafrost zone. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=10660