Headless Egyptian mummy mystery thickens

Sunday, February 6, 2011 - 12:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The mummies, who lost their heads as yet another casualty of Egypt's political chaos, are unknown ancient Egyptians, officials told Discovery News. Prior to the uprisings that spread across the Arab nation, they had been used to test the CT scan machine in the museum.

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