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Experts crack mystery of ancient Egypt’s sacred bird mummies
DNA analysis helps work out origin of nearly 6 million mummified ibises
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Mitogenomic diversity in Sacred Ibis Mummies sheds light on early Egyptian practices
The ancient catacombs of Egypt harbor millions of well-preserved mummified Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) dating from ~600BC. Although it is known that a very lar …
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