article_snippet: But, after millennia in which the mummies have remained well preserved, those ancient remains are now in danger of rapid decomposition, Harvard scientists have warned.
article_snippet: But Ralph Mitchell said Ralph Mitchell was concerned about potentially hundreds more mummies buried just below the sandy surface in the valleys of northern Chile.
article_snippet: You have these bodies out there and you're asking the question
article_snippet: : How do I stop these bodies from decomposing?
article_snippet: It's almost a forensic problem," Ralph Mitchell is quoted as saying.