These crocodile mummies are unraveling a mystery
After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an unusual embalmment.
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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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Newly discovered crocodile mummies of variable quality from an undisturbed tomb at Qubbat al-Hawā (Aswan, Egypt) (IMAGE)
Overview of the crocodiles during excavation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...
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On The Nile: Baby Crocodile Dances on Shoulder of Man to Woo Tourists
In Gharb Soheil a stuffed crocodile on the door shows that the homeowner keeps the large reptiles as pets. Deep in the Nubia, a region along the Nile in southern Egypt, a baby crocodile sits on ...
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Animals Everlasting
This story appears in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass grave. The bodies ...