Ancient Egyptian mummy forgotten in storage turns out to be sacred bird often sacrificed to Thoth
An ancient Egyptian bird mummy, long forgotten in storage and mislabeled as a hawk, is finally getting its due now that researchers have digitally peered inside its wrappings. The 1,500-year-old mummy, scientists learned, is not a hawk but likely a sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica)
Source: azertag.az