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Ancient Egyptians Hunted Crocodiles Specifically So They Could Mummify Them, New Study Suggests
A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force ...
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These crocodile mummies are unraveling a mystery
In 2019, while excavating the necropolis of Qubbet el Hawa, across the Nile from Aswan in southern Egypt, Belgian and Spanish archaeologists unearthed a trove of mummified crocodiles: five almost ...
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Curse of the Mummy
The "mummy's curse" first enjoyed worldwide acclaim ... retribution by the council of the gods," Ikram said. "Or a death by crocodiles, or lions, or scorpions, or snakes." In recent years, some ...