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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 theoryCourt officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research that found...

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Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed
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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 that found fractures in several ancient skulls.

The royal cemetery of Umm el-Qa’ab near Abydos features the tombs and enclosures of the First Dynasty rulers of Egypt, and dates as far back as 3,000BC.

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