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In this site, the tomb of Tutankhamun's wet nurse Maia was discovered in 1996, which contained cat mummies next to human mummies. [6] In 2001, the skeleton of a male lion was found in this tomb that also showed signs of mummification. [44] It was about nine years old, probably lived in captivity for many years and showed signs of malnutrition.
The vast majority of Egyptian animal mummies were religious offerings. [10] If an Egyptian sought a favor from a deity, an offering would be made or purchased, and placed at the appropriate temple of the deities. [3] Before animal mummification became common, these offerings were usually bronze statues depicting the animals. [10]
The Ure mummified cat's head is the unwrapped head and neck remains of an ancient Egyptian mummified domestic cat. The animal mummy has been displayed in a glass jar contemporary with its discovery in the late 1800s. The cat's remains are in the collection of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in Reading, England. [1]
The "extraordinary" tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian woman has been found 4,000 years after her death. ... 4,300-Year-Old Mummy Covered in Gold Is Among the Dazzling Discoveries Made at Egyptian Site.
The tomb was partially discovered nearly 160 years ago but was lost in the sand until now. 4,400-year-old tomb — with a preserved mummy inside — unearthed in Egypt. Again
The cat was the sacred and peculiar animal of Bast, who is represented with the head of a cat or a lioness and frequently accompanies the deity Ptah in monumental inscriptions. The tombs at Bubastis were accordingly the principal depository in Egypt of the mummies of the cat. [15] [16]
Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History ... Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman. ... but the individual was a 14-year-old boy much ...
On 13 April 2019, an expedition led by a member of the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Mohamed Megahed, discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb near Egypt's Saqqara Necropolis in Saqqara. Archaeologists confirmed that the tomb belonged to an influential person named Khuwy, who lived in Egypt during the 5th Dynasty. "The L-shaped Khuwy tomb starts with ...