After learning about the dozens of mummified animals and statues discovered in Egypt, read about a new study that suggests Ancient Egyptians hunted crocodiles specifically so they could mummify them.

Though human mummification from Egypt has grabbed a lot of attention, animals were also the subject of this practice, stated Popular Mechanics. A mummified crocodile was analyzed, and findings ...

A team of archaeologists, led by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities ... mummified birds, crocodiles, cats, and cobras, as well as a mammoth mummified scarab beetle. The lion cubs were only ...

Ancient Egyptians regularly mummified crocodiles in elaborate ceremonies in dedication to their crocodile god Sobek. A study of one of these crocodiles reveals details about the animal’s death ...

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Seeing is believing – The application of Three-Dimensional modelling technologies to reconstruct the final hours in the life of an ancient Egyptian Crocodile, was published in the journal Digital ...

Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...