Surprise! Archaeologists have found the world's first pregnant Egyptian mummy
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Surprise! Archaeologists have found the world's first pregnant Egyptian mummy
Surprise! Archaeologists have found the world's first pregnant Egyptian mummy
A pregnant mummy was discovered for the first time in the world by a team of Polish archaeologists using radiological scanning technology.A team of Polish archaeologists in the Warsaw Mummy Project revealed yet another major discovery of the world as a female Egyptian mummy aged 20- 30 years pregnant at about 26-28 weeks - this is the first time in the world that a pregnant mummy has been discovered and is still in good condition.
Archaeologists slotxo originally believed that the 2,000-year-old mummy, which arrived in Poland's Warsaw in 1826, belonged to a male hieroglyphic priest identified on the body of the coffin. However, after the scan it was found that the mummy did not have a penis. But has a chest and long hair And the most surprising thing is Found an embryo in the womb
Archaeologists currently do not know why the fetal body was not removed during mummification. Initially, it was expected that removing it would be difficult. And the gender of the fetus is not yet known. Further investigations could not be made because the baby's bones were not kept in good condition.
The discovery, published today in the Journal of Archaeological Science, will help archaeologists study ancient pregnancies. |
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