I Want My Mummy!
1881 saw the discovery of many Egyptian tombs and mummies, but a specific mummy caught the attention of researchers in 1886. The “screaming mummy” or “Man E” as he was later named sent the hairs running up archaeologists’ necks. Examination told the team that this mummy was different. “Man E” had been bound so tightly around the ankles and wrists that marks still showed on his bones. Some historians believe that he was poisoned and buried alive. His coffin had no inscriptions at all. Creepy, if you ask me.
I Want My Mummy!
Right Hand Men
My mother always told me to give more than I take – that was smart advice. The ancient Egyptians had similar advice, kind of. Egyptian soldiers would cut off the hands of their enemies and then take them to the Pharaoh of the time in exchange for gold. This was only a rumor until 2010 when a team of archaeologists unearthed a pit of 16 human right hands. I suppose education was slightly different back then. Today we’re being taught about climate and environmental education, then they were learning about chopping hands off.
Right Hand Men