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Ancient cryogenics

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It's a few years from now, and an incredible breakthrough in medical science has occurred that allows doing an in-depth 3D analysis of a deceased person's body, allowing their brains and bodies to be restored with most memories and personality intact using copious quantities of handwavium. The procedure generally works as long as a body is still reminiscent of a human being, and they would have to be only slightly better preserved than the Children of Llullaillaco. Assuming an ancient culture wanted to preserve a then-healthy human being (of any age or gender) for as long as possible...

  • What is the most ancient society which was capable of this, allowing preservation of a body with minimal decomposition long enough for our modern handwavium-based necromancy?

  • Could the ancient Romans in particular near the end of the Roman Empire have done things, for example by sailing to a location cold and dry enough (even if they do not return)?

  • Could any other society around that time accomplish this? The method of preservation does not need to be specifically cryogenic, as long as they could have accomplished the feat.

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