Man Of Gebelein
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Mystery of the ancient mummy: Egyptian “man of Gebelein” was stabbed in the back!
(ORDO NEWS) — In 1900, the British Museum exhibit known as the Gebelein Man was purchased by Sir Wallis Budge, then Curator of the Egyptian Department of the British Museum. All six bodies were excavated under the direction of Budge in 1896 from separate shallow sand graves in the ancient Egyptian desert city of Gebelein, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Thebes. Although ancient Egypt is known for its…
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News Headlines
Mystery of the ancient mummy: The Egyptian “man of Gebelein” was stabbed in the back!
(ORDO NEWS) — In 1900, the British Museum exhibit known as the Gebelein Man was acquired by Sir Wallis Budge, then Curator of the Egyptian Department of the British Museum. All six bodies were excavated under Budge’s direction in 1896 from separate, shallow sand graves in the ancient Egyptian desert city of Gebelein, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Thebes. Although ancient Egypt is known for its mummification practices,…