#Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details

#Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details

“#Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details” An ancient Egyptian papyrus version of “Mummification for Dummies” has been revealed by a Danish Egyptologist as the oldest how-to guide yet found. The detailed instructions on the circa 3,500-year-old item adds details to the only two other guides known — and predates them by more than 1,000 years. The papyrus…

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#Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue

#Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue

“#Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue” A 2,000-year-old, gold-tongued mummy has been uncovered amid a dig in northern Egypt, according to reports. The mummy was among 16 burials uncovered in poorly preserved rock-cut tombs at the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria, and is an example of burial practices during the country’s Greco-Roman period, the Daily…

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#Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara

#Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara

“#Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara” CAIRO — Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. Colorful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried more than 2,500 years ago were…

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#Dozens of ancient coffins unveiled in Egypt

#Dozens of ancient coffins unveiled in Egypt

“#Dozens of ancient coffins unveiled in Egypt” Dozens of 2,500-year-old coffins found in the vast Saqqara necropolis in Egypt went on display Saturday. The 59 coffins belonging to Egyptian priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty were discovered in August at the site south of Cairo. They were buried in three 30- to 40-foot shafts,…

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