#ancient Egypt

Stories tagged “ancient Egypt” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Obelisk That Took Three Attempts, Two Countries, and 120 Men to Stand Up
• The 180,000 Mummified Cats That Were Sold by the Ton as Fertilizer

Related topics: #Aswan #Bastet #Beni Hasan #cat mummies #CT scanning #engineering #experimental archaeology #Mark Lehner