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Ancient Egyptian Mummy Found Wrapped In Something Never Seen Before

(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) Here's something archaeologists don't see every day, or indeed ever: ...

Homer’s “Iliad” Found Stuffed Into Egyptian Mummy’s Wrappings

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has ...

First-of-Its-Kind Discovery: Homer’s Iliad Found Embedded in a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

Researchers discovered an Iliad fragment in a mummy, marking the first literary papyrus used in embalming and offering new ...

Archaeologists find copy of Homer’s Iliad in ancient Egyptian mummy

Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy - Papyrus fragment discovered inside mummy ...
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Ancient Mummy Found with Iliad Text

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that a Spanish archaeological mission from the University of Barcelona ...

Archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer's 'Iliad' inside a Roman-era mummy

The Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, run by the Institute of Ancient Near East Studies (IPOA) at the University of ...
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7 secrets of mummification explained

Mummification is one of the most fascinating practices from ancient history, especially in Ancient Egypt. It was a careful process used to preserve the body after death so the soul could continue its ...

Archaeology breakthrough as experts find something baffling next to 1,600-year-old mummy

The discovery is a major first for ancient Egyptian scientists.
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Spanish Archaeologists Discover a 1,600-Year-Old Roman-Era Mummy in Egypt with a Fragment of Homer’s Iliad Intact

A 1,600-year-old burial at Oxyrhynchus just rewrote what experts thought they knew about mummification rituals.