Archaeologists stunned as ancient Egyptian mummy turns out to be 1,500-year-old sacrificial bird
Archaeologists stunned as ancient Egyptian mummy turns out to be 1,500-year-old sacrificial bird
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Archaeologists stunned as ancient Egyptian mummy turns out to be 1,500-year-old sacrificial bird
The ancient mummy, thought to be around 1,500 years old, was originally labelled as a hawk while kept in storage at Cornell College. But once researchers took a digital look through the ancient wrapping, they received quite the surprise. The light-weight 2-pound (942 grams) mummy underwent a CT scan to determine what it actually was.
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)
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Scientists have uncovered the mystery of a 1,500-year-old bird mummy that was mislabeled.