Bubonic plague discovered in ancient Egyptian mummy DNA
Usually transmitted by fleas hitching a ride on rodents, the bubonic plague attacks the lymphatic system, and initially ...
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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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
More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
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Black Death DNA Found In 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
The oldest confirmed case of the plague outside of Eurasia has been detected in an ancient Egyptian mummy. Dating back to ...
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 ...
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Mummies with Golden Tongues Found in 2,500-Year-Old Tomb in Egypt
Archaeologists have discovered two ancient tombs in Egypt containing the mummies of a man and woman with golden tongues and ...
Golden ‘tongues’ found on mummies buried in 2,000-year-old tomb in Egypt, photos show
The ancient tomb contains about 300 mummies, the University of Barcelona said in a Dec. 16 news release. So far, ...
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Ireland Returns Mummy and Ancient Artifacts to Egypt
Artifacts from ancient Egypt held in Ireland have been returned following President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Dublin.
Ancient Discoveries: Egyptian-Spanish Archaeological Mission Unveils Ptolemaic-Era Tombs And Artifacts
Archaeologists uncover richly decorated Ptolemaic tombs, golden-tongued mummies, and rare artifacts in Egypts Al-Bahnasa, ...
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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 ... The discovery "represents a major addition to the history of the area and sheds light on the religious practices prevalent ...