A Polish archaeological research team says it has uncovered the first case of a “pickled” fetus inside an ancient Egyptian woman.
A research paper published in January by the scientists of the Warsaw Mummy Project revealed that the body belongs to a pregnant woman who died between 20 and 30 years old. The mummy arrived in Warsaw in 1826 inside a sarcophagus. Back then, the mummy was thought to be male, as the coffin’s inscription identified it as a male priest named Hor-Djehuty, adding more mystery to the story. The female mummy may have been stolen or transferred to the priest’s sarcophagus.
