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02 May 2023

Mummified lizard offerings brought to ISIS

Ancient Egyptian lizard coffins from the British Museum were brought to ISIS to investigate their contents with neutron imaging. From securing your pet a place in the afterlife, to providing sacrifices to the gods (like the goddess ISIS) the mummification of animals was common practice in ancient Egypt. Many of these animals would have been placed either inside statues of the animal or in coffins with a depiction of the animal on it.
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