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Polish researchers discover world’s first pregnant Egyptian mummy

12.05.2021 12:52
Polish researchers have made an astonishing discovery while examining an ancient Egyptian mummy.
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Researchers Marzena Ożarek-Szilke, Kamila Braulińska and Wojciech Ejsmond during a press conference in Warsaw.
Researchers Marzena Ożarek-Szilke, Kamila Braulińska and Wojciech Ejsmond during a press conference in Warsaw. Photo: PAP/Jacek Turczyk

Archaeologists studying human and animal mummies from ancient Egypt at the National Museum in Warsaw found that one which they called "The Mystery Lady" had been pregnant...

The team of archeologists forming the Warsaw Mummy Project are using modern technology to investigate antiquities in detail. The mummies were part of a collection of artifacts brought to Poland in the early 19th century.

Elżbieta Krajewska has been talking to Marzena Ożarek-Szilke and Wojciech Ejsmond, who discovered the world’s first pregnant Egyptian mummy.