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Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt
Two mummified lion cubs, about 2,600 years old, were discovered in a tomb full of cat statues and mummies at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, according to Business Insider. This is the first ...
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Archaeologists discovered a catacomb filled with mummified lion cubs, crocodiles, and cobras in an ancient Egyptian city of the dead
About 2,600 years ago, two lion cubs were mummified and buried in an ancient city of the dead. The cats' organs were removed, and the cubs' tiny, 3-foot-long bodies were dried out and wrapped in ...