Scientists came to the conclusion that the ancient Egyptians knew how to make mummies one thousand years earlier than was previously assumed, reports mir24.tv.
According to the GUARDIAN newspaper, scientists investigated the Mummy Hawi, found in 2019 in the Sakcar necropolis – perhaps one of the most ancient Egyptian mummies discovered earlier. Hawi was an Egyptian high-ranking official. As the edition emphasizes, it turned out that he lived about four thousand years ago in the ancient kingdom era.
“If this is really a mummy of the ancient kingdom, then all books about the mummification and history of this period will need to rewrite,” said the head of the Faculty of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo and the leading expert on the history of Mummification of Salim Icram.
According to scientists, this is indicated by the fact that for Mummification of Havi, the ancient Egyptians used a resin and a thin linen fabric. Earlier it was believed that the Egyptians began to turn body into mummies and use these materials for a thousand years later.
According to scientists, Havi fully turns the submission of specialists about the development of this phenomenon. The materials used can open up new knowledge about the era of the ancient kingdom in Egypt and trade routes of the time.
Previously, scientists reconstructed faces of three men who lived in Egypt about two thousand years ago. The work was carried out on the basis of DNA extracted from their mummies. This is the first case when it was possible to restore the appearance of the genetic material of this age.