Scientists Reveal Inside Story of Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies
WebMay 12, 2015 · British scientists have uncovered a secret at the heart of ancient Egypt’s large cache of animal mummies—many of them contain no animal remains at all. By: Sarah Pruitt. Updated: August 30...
Animal mummy - Wikipedia
WebIn 1888, an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near Istabl Antar discovered a mass grave of felines, ancient cats that were mummified and buried in pits at great numbers. Besides Egypt, pre-Columbian bird mummies have been found in the Atacama Desert of Chile, including some next to the oasis town of Pica.
Who were the Tarim Basin mummies? Here’s what we know—so far
WebSep 15, 2023 · The earliest of the mummies are about 2,100 years old, while more recent mummies have been dated to about 500 B.C. One of the most famous mummies found in the Tarim Basin is the Princess of Xiaohe ...
Thousands of animal mummies discovered at ancient Egyptian site
WebMar 27, 2023 · Reuters — At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in...
250 mummies in coffins among latest discoveries from Egypt's …
WebMay 30, 2022 · There have now been more than 450 decorated, sealed coffins containing mummies in good condition discovered at the cemetery, all of them dating back some 2,500 years. The cemetery site at...
New discoveries off Egyptian coast reveal ‘treasures and secrets’
WebSep 19, 2023 · Thousands of animal mummies discovered at ancient Egyptian site. The archaeological excavations, conducted jointly by Goddio’s team and the Department of Underwater Archaeology of the Ministry ...
Hundreds of ancient Egyptian sarcophagi, cat mummies and gold …
WebAug 26, 2022 · The trove was found at Saqqara's "Cemetery of Ancient Animals," a temple complex outside Cairo once dubbed "Bubasteion" — a reference to the ancient Egyptian goddess Bast or Bastet, who was ...
Very rare lion mummies discovered in Egypt - National Geographic
WebNov 23, 2019 · Now, a team of archaeologists led by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has revealed five more lion mummies, likely cubs, discovered at the Bubasteion necropolis —literally, a catacomb of...
DNA reveals surprise ancestry of mysterious Chinese mummies
WebOct 27, 2021 · Starting in the early twentieth century, the mummies were found in cemeteries belonging to the so-called Xiaohe culture, which are scattered across the Taklamakan Desert in the Xinjiang region...
Pictures: Millions of Puppy Mummies in Egypt Labyrinth
WebApr 7, 2011 · As part of the first full excavation of Egypt 's ancient Dog Catacombs, scientists examine 2,500-year-old animal remains—a small sample of the roughly eight million animal mummies in these ...
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