Egyptian mummy discovered with bubonic plague rewrites history of the notorious Black Death
An over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague marks the first case of the disease outside the ...
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Ancient disease which wiped out 50,000,000 people found in DNA of Egyptian mummy
Samples of 'The Black Death', which wiped out 50 million people in medieval times, were found in an Egyptian mummy ...
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3,300-year-old mummy shows Black Death plague struck Egypt way before Europe
Researchers found the first evidence of the bubonic plague outside of Europe and Asia in an Egyptian mummy housed in Turin, ...
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13 ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues to help them talk in the afterlife
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 13 ancient mummies with gold tongues and nails in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus. "The number of gold tongues here is high, which is interesting ...
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13 mummies with golden tongues and gilded fake nails discovered in Egyptian tomb
A baker’s dozen of mummies with golden tongues and fingernails have been discovered in 2,000-year-old tombs in middle Egypt. Archaeologists discovered the 13 golden grills and falsies alongside ...
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Pregnant Egyptian mummy revealed by scientists
A team of Polish scientists say they have discovered the only known example of an embalmed pregnant Egyptian mummy. The discovery was made by researchers at the Warsaw Mummy Project and revealed ...
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Black Death DNA Found In 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment. The oldest confirmed case of the ...
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Fascinating facts about ancient Egypt
From mummies, to pyramids and hieroglyphics, click through this gallery to discover fascinating facts about ancient Egypt. You may also like: ...
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The Egyptian Beetle: 10 Scarab Facts That Will Surprise You
Keep reading to find out ten facts about the Egyptian scarab ... In the first of three Mummy films, an ancient Egyptian tomb ...
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Ancient Egyptian Golden Tongues Found in Rare Mummy Discovery
Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of mummies—some of which were found with gold tongues and nails—among other remarkable artifacts. A joint ...
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Mummies with gold tongues and fingernails uncovered in Egyptian tomb where they ‘spoke to God of the underworld’
MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold tongues and fingernails have been uncovered by archaeologists. Surrounded by ancient amulets, the colourful 2,000-year-old tombs were found ...
Bubonic plague discovered in ancient Egyptian mummy DNA
Although the bubonic plague is most often associated with its deadly impact on 14th century Europe, traces of Yersinia pestis have also been found in skeletons found in modern-day Russia dating as far ...