Mummies existed 1,000 years earlier than we thought? New discovery in Egypt could rewrite ancient history
India TodayEgypt has always remained a source of the mystic with its age-old pyramids, mummified pharaohs and ancient culture. Researchers speculate that the process of mummification may have been carried out in ancient Egypt over 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. The remains are dated to be from the Old Kingdom and the process shows their advancement in preserving the bodies going as far back as 4,000 years. “If this is indeed an Old Kingdom mummy, all books about mummification and the history of the Old Kingdom will need to be revised,” Professor Salima Ikram, head of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, told The Observer. Ikram, who features in the documentary series, Lost Treasures of Egypt, told The Observer, “Until now, we had thought that Old Kingdom mummification was relatively simple, with basic desiccation not always successful no removal of the brain, and only occasional removal of the internal organs.
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