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Archaeologists find haul of mummified cats after discovering seven 4,500-year-old tombs
Daily Mail ^
| https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6375211/Pyramid-archaeologists-haul-mummified-cats-near-Cai
| Nick Enoch
Posted on 11/11/2018 1:22:27 AM PST by rdl6989
Archaeologists in Egypt said today that they had discovered dozens of cat mummies, a rare collection of mummified scarab beetles, as well as an apparently pristine Fifth Dynasty tomb they plan to open in the coming weeks.
The mummified beetles - the first ever to be found in the area - were among artefacts found in seven tombs discovered over the past six months on the edge of the King Userkaf pyramid complex at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo.
The burial chambers also contained wooden statues depicting other animals and birds.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; egypt; egyptology; fifthdynasty; godsgravesglyphs; kinguserkaf; oldkingdom; saqqara
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Title: Archaeologists find haul of mummified cats after discovering seven 4,500-year-old tombs in huge four-mile burial ground near pyramids in Cairo
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posted on
11/11/2018 1:22:27 AM PST
by
rdl6989
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/11/2018 1:22:47 AM PST
by
rdl6989
To: rdl6989
Were the cats found in their last position alive?
Laying on their servants and digging their claws into his stomach to get comfy?
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posted on
11/11/2018 1:27:16 AM PST
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: rdl6989; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
11/11/2018 1:34:46 AM PST
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: rdl6989
Picturing cats unspooling a mummy like a roll of toilet paper...
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posted on
11/11/2018 1:37:20 AM PST
by
Yardstick
To: Biggirl; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ...
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posted on
11/11/2018 1:46:17 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
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To: rdl6989
Somewhere in there they will find an ancient cat lady.
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posted on
11/11/2018 2:00:59 AM PST
by
Wilhelm Tell
(True or False? This is not a tag line.)
To: rdl6989
To: rdl6989; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks rdl6989. Mewmies! Y'know, people with an interest in mummies are not wrapped too tight. /rimshot by a skeleton drummer, 'cause that joke is older than the pyramids
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posted on
11/11/2018 2:34:55 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
dozens of cat mummies
Sounds like the tombs were littered with them.
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11/11/2018 2:41:21 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: rdl6989
below the cats there were found mummies of numerous 48 year old women who were noted not to have a life...
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posted on
11/11/2018 4:12:09 AM PST
by
Chickensoup
( Leftists fascists today plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives soon)
To: rdl6989
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11/11/2018 4:22:12 AM PST
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MAexile
(Bats left, votes rights)
To: rdl6989
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11/11/2018 4:44:10 AM PST
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bert
((KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Invade Honduras. Provide a military government)
To: Chickensoup
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posted on
11/11/2018 5:59:28 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: bert
"These were all good cats" 🤔
To: SunkenCiv
I see what you did there.
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posted on
11/11/2018 7:31:25 AM PST
by
Mercat
To: dp0622
Were the cats found in their last position alive? In ancient Egypt, there were "cat farms", where priests raised cats especially to be used as sacrifices to be mummified. Hence, so many cats found as mummies.
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posted on
11/11/2018 10:38:16 AM PST
by
EinNYC
To: rdl6989; All
Cats, like butterflies, need no excuse for being Author unknown
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posted on
11/11/2018 10:48:31 AM PST
by
patriot08
(5th generation Texan-(girl type)FREEPER FRIENDS! SEE MY TEXAS HX BIO PAGE!)
To: patriot08
I love cats because I love my home and after a while they become its visible soul.
- Jean Cocteau
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posted on
11/11/2018 10:50:53 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
To: SunkenCiv
3000 years ago, cats were worshiped as gods in Egypt. The cats have never forgotten.
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11/11/2018 11:34:38 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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