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Non-invasive study of mummified ibises | ArchaeoFeed
Two 2000-year-old mummified ibises, discovered in 1913 in Abydos, Egypt, underwent neutron tomography providing insight into the content of the mummy packets. These two ibis packages, believed to date to the Roman period, were uncovered by the British-based Egyptian Exploration Society at an “ibis cemetery” near the Royal Tombs in Abydos. About 2500 ibises were uncovered there. Many