Smithsonian Magazine

Mislabeled for a Century, Mysterious Mummy Reclassified as Sacred Ibis

Archaeologist Carol Anne Barsody scans the mummified ibis to create a 3-D model of it for an upcoming exhibition. Ryan Young / Cornell University For nearly a century, an enigmatic, football-sized ...
Newsweek

Ancient Egyptians Sacrificed and Mummified Millions of These Sacred Birds—Here’s How They Gathered so Many

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The ancient catacombs of Egypt contain millions of mummified birds of the species Threskiornis aethiopicus—better known ...
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Archaeologists explored a chamber in a catacomb and found hundreds of mummified birds. They conducted DNA analysis to prove the birds were trapped.

Archaeologists working at Tuna el-Gebel in Minya, Egypt, uncovered an extensive catacomb containing millions of mummified ibises. The site, part of an ancient necropolis, dates primarily to the Late ...