Mummies of the World: an exhibition at the California Science Centre in Los Angeles, in pictures.
On show is the Detmold Child: a mummy of a Peruvian child, 8-10 months old, who died some 6,500 years ago, most likely from a heart defect. The mummy is on loan from the Lippisches Land Museum in Detmold, Germany. It is one of the oldest mummies ever discovered, and predates King Tut by more than 3,000 yearsCredit: KPA / ZUMA / REX FEATURES
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