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Modern forensics reveals human sacrifice in ancient Egypt's royal burials

Over 500 years before the building of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, First Dynasty kings were buried in a tomb surrounded by many burials of household officials and artisans—many of which seem to have taken place at the same time, a suspiciously high number of simultaneous deaths.

Modern forensics reveals human sacrifice in ancient Egypt's royal burials
Image: Phys.org
Over 500 years before the building of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, First Dynasty kings were buried in a tomb surrounded by many burials of household officials and artisans—many of which seem to have taken place at the same time, a suspiciously high number of simultaneous deaths.

Originally published at Phys.org

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