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SmartVoter22

(639 posts) Fri Apr 30, 2021, 01:37 PM Apr 2021

Pregnant Mummy Discovered

Polish archeologists were expecting a male priest, but were shocked to find a woman. And a pregnant one.

Interesting read from the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/29/researchers-shocked-to-find-egyptian-mummy-was-a-pregnant-woman

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Pregnant Mummy Discovered (Original Post) SmartVoter22 Apr 2021 OP

Aren't all Mummies pregnant at one time or another? ironflange Apr 2021 #1

I see what you did there packman Apr 2021 #2

Heh heh ironflange Apr 2021 #4

roughly around time of Jesus stopdiggin Apr 2021 #3

Maybe it's Cleopatra. Angleae Apr 2021 #5

ironflange

(7,781 posts)

1. Aren't all Mummies pregnant at one time or another?

Reply to SmartVoter22 (Original post)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 01:40 PM

Apr 2021

packman

(16,296 posts)

2. I see what you did there

Reply to ironflange (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 01:48 PM

Apr 2021

ironflange

(7,781 posts)

4. Heh heh

Reply to packman (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 02:44 PM

Apr 2021

stopdiggin

(15,638 posts)

3. roughly around time of Jesus

Reply to SmartVoter22 (Original post)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 02:43 PM

Apr 2021

if that adds anything at all (AD +/- 100). Somebody pinched somebody else's coffin.

Angleae

(4,821 posts)

5. Maybe it's Cleopatra.

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 06:02 PM

Apr 2021

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