Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council for Archeology, in a press release.Įxperts believe the real tongues of the dead were cut out during the embalming process and replaced with a piece of gold resembling the organ so that the deceased could speak to Osiris, the ancient Egyptian “Lord of the Underworld. Scientists have studied Tutankhamun’s mummy with CT scans and DNA tests, revealing that the young pharaoh likely suffered from malaria, a broken leg, and. The man, named Hekashepes, was found inside a. The bizarre finding was made when preserved corpses were unearthed at the Quweisna necropolis in the central Nile Delta, about 40 miles north of Cairo, dating between 300 BCE and 640 BCE.Įxperts investigating tombs at the site found several mummies with gold chips shaped like human tongues in their mouths, said Dr. Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,300-year-old mummy wrapped entirely in gold near the Step Pyramids - and it could be the oldest ever found. Iconic Pennsylvania mummy ‘Stoneman Willie’ to be buried and publicly identified after 128 years on displayĮight mummies and pre-Inca objects - including opium pipes -uncovered by gas workers in PeruĪrchaeologists in Egypt have uncovered several ancient mummies with solid-gold tongues in their mouths. Mummified Pennsylvania man ‘Stoneman Willie’ ID’d, buried after 128 years on display Top archaeologist reveals real reason behind ‘curse of the pharaohs’
