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Egyptian mummy was actually a mum-to-be, say researchers
Friday April 30, 2021
Polish researchers examining an ancient Egyptian mummy expected to find a male priest. They were in for a surprise.
In the Fustat’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, 22 Royal mummies are now displayed. (Sayed Hassan/ABACAPRESS.COM)
X-rays and computer tests revealed instead it was a mummy of a woman who had been seven months pregnant.
The researchers said on Thursday it was the world’s first known case of such a well-preserved ancient mummy of a pregnant woman.
The mummy arrived in Warsaw in 1826 and the inscription on the coffin named a…
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