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    n addition to the well-known mummies of Ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a featureof several ancient cultures in areas of South America and Asia which have very dry climates.There are more than 1000 mummies in Xinjiang, China.[citation needed] The oldest-knowndeliberate mummy is a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley,Chile, and dates from around 5050 BC.[3]Mummies of humans and other animals have beenfound all around the world, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions,and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many ofwhich are cats.[1] The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head datedas 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.[2]Amummy is a deceased human or animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by eitherintentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold (ice mummies), very low humidity, orlack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay furtherif kept in cool and dry conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodiesdeliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccatedbodies goes back at least to the 1730s.Tallowed the ability to stack with ease for voyages. Manyother luggagemakers imitated LV's style and design.[4]Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton (/ lu i a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products,ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry,accessories, sunglasses, and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international

    fashion houses; it sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments he LouisVuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris, France.[6]Louis Vuitton had observed that the HJ Cave Osilite[7] trunk could be easily stacked and in 1858,Vuitton introduced his flat-bottom trunks with trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight.[6] Before the introduction of Vuitton's trunks, rounded-top trunks were used, generally to promotewater run off, and thus could not be stacked. It was Vuitton's gray Trianon canvas flat trunk thatallowed the ability to stack with ease for voyages. Many other luggagemakers imitated LV's styleand design.[4]Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton (/ lu i vwi t n/; French: [lwi v i't ]), or shortened to LV, is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury trunks and leathergoods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses, and books. LouisVuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses; it sells its products through

    standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website.[3][4] For six consecutive years (20062012) Louis Vuitton hasbeen named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was 25.9 billion USD.[5]