Cleo Abram on Instagram: "This is the most well preserved human ever found. 3… 2… 1… In 1972, archaeologists uncovered a meticulously designed tomb. Inside was a woman from around 168 BC that was remarkably well preserved, with traces of blood still in her veins. We still don’t know exactly how it was done, but it’s a surprising contrast to one of the most well-known methods of mummification. By comparison, Egyptian mummification is a very specific process of embalming. Both methods have taught

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Respect Egypt Tours on Instagram: "this anonymous, 30th Dynasty (approx. 2,300 years old) mummy, often cited as one of the most beautiful ever found was discovered in 2005 near the Teti Pyramid in the • Saggara Archeological Complex, in a badly decayed wooden coffin. It features a stunning, vividly painted, gilded mask and cartonnage coverings, with depictions of a winged scarab beetle, a broad usekh collar and below that the winged Ma’at, goddess of justice and divine order. The scenes on the l