Among the dozens of cat mummies unearthed were 100 wooden, gilded statues of cats and one in bronze dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet. Ancient Egyptians were often buried with mummified animals ...
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is home to cat mummies as part of our anthropology collections. Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the ...
Warren Dawson have written a very interesting and useful book on mummies, which appears in a ... besides a sketch of the history of the practice in Egypt which, being written by the chief ...
They were feline—ancient cats that had been mummified ... a distance of 5,000-plus years, the ancient Egyptians become people." Today the animal mummies are one of the most popular exhibits ...
Scientists have discovered 52 ancient Egypitan Mummies which date back to 2,000 ... Near East in Germany found the uncoverings near the Egyptian city of modern-day Al-Bahnasa.
This is the mummy of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who was buried in a coffin, within a second, outer coffin. Examining his body using CAT scans and X-rays revealed that he suffered from ...