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Australian study finds Egyptian mummies may date back to 4,500BC
Thursday, August 14, 2014 10:35
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New research shows ancient mummification practice was happening 1,500 years earlier than previously thought
Egypt’s pyramids and Sphinx, believed to have been built as tombs. Photograph: Diana Plater/AAP
The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification may date back 1,500 years earlier than previously thought, an Australian-led study has discovered.
The findings, led by Macquarie University researchers and based on studies of bodies found in ancient Egyptian graves from up to 6,000 years ago, is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
Previous research suggests that mummification began about 2,200BC, but the new research indicates the practice was already happening between 4,500BC and 3,350BC.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/08/australian-study-finds-egyptian-mummies-may-date-back-to-4500bc/
