There was is guy, who before he was old enough to get pipes and tobacco, Made pipes out of hollowed out acorns with a reed in them. Says he smoked corn silk in them.The Egyptians had tobacco? I thought it came from the new world.
Below is a functioning link to the article in the OP. The mummies in question were found in Chile.
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/mummies-reveal-ancient-nicotine-habit-6C10489603
There has been, however, the same types of findings in Egyptian mummies:
American Drugs in Egyptian Mummies
http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/ethnic/mummy.htm