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Rare Discovery Of Mummified Lion Cubs, Cobras, And Crocodiles Unveiled In Egypt
"People would make devotional offerings in the form of animals as mummies. This would have more potency as a blood sacrifice, ...
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Look Inside an Ancient Egyptian Bird Mummy
Image (from CT scan) by Salima Ikram and others, South African Mummy Project Team Peering inside the linen wrappings of an ancient Egyptian bird mummy, a CT scan has revealed a true rara avis—a ...
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Archaeologists discovered a catacomb filled with mummified lion cubs, crocodiles, and cobras in an ancient Egyptian city of the dead
The finding also included 75 decorated wooden and bronze cat statues, mummified birds, crocodiles, cats, and cobras, as well as a mammoth mummified scarab beetle. The lion cubs were only eight ...