7 hours agoEgypt discovered mumified animals
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Egyptian archaeologists discovered mumified animals, including birds and five large cats, which preliminary studies suggest they are lion pups. The discovery was made in the Necropolis of the Holy Animals in Szakma, near Cairo”, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said at a press conference. He said the discovery includes a large collection [...]
The discovery was made in the Necropolis of the Holy Animals in Szakma, near Cairo”, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said at a press conference.
He said the discovery includes a large collection of 75 wooden and bronze cat statues, with different shapes and sizes.
Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Antiquity Council, said at the conference that five mothers of large cats were found.
He added that the results of preliminary studies confirmed that they are actually eight-month-old lion cubs.
He stressed that only lion skeletons, not cubs, have been discovered so far. /Attish
