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Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed
Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theory Court officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research…
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New analysis of skeletal remains from the royal cemetery at Umm el‑Qa’ab shows fractures in several skulls, supporting an early Egyptologist’s hypothesis that court officials and craftsmen were killed as part of royal burial rites. The study links the injuries to the practice of sacrificing servants when an early Egyptian king died.
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