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On 4 November 1922, Englishman Howard Carter acted on a “hunch” and discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, setting the world at large on fire, archaeologically speaking. “King Tut’s tomb” and the (much older) Pyramids of Giza;:have any other monuments come to symbolize ancient Egyptian civilization—and archaeology—better?
Remains of an Ancient Egyptian Mummified Pregnant Woman Discovered Published April 29th, 2021 - 02:27 GMT PREGNANT ancient Egyptian mummy (Twitter) Highlights It was left intact in the uterus. Its head circumference was 9.8 inches, which the team used to determine it was between the 26th and 30th week of life. The first remains of an ancient Egyptian mummified pregnant woman has been discovered in Thebes, dating back more than 2,000 years. Also Read The corpse was 28 weeks into her pregnancy when she died, scans of the body revealed. Experts from the Polish Academy of Sciences, workin...
World's first PREGNANT ancient Egyptian mummy: 2,000-year-old corpse found in Thebes was 28 weeks into her pregnancy when she died, scans reveal This mummy, dating back to the 1st century BC, is the first case of a pregnant embalmed body The woman was in her 20s and was between 26 and 30 weeks pregnant when she died, the team said She was found in the 1800s in the Royal Tombs of Thebes and is on display at the National Museum in Warsaw The discovery opens up questions related to status of the foetus in ancient Egyptian religion and society Particularly over why it was decided not to rem...