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X-Ray Scans of Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reveal a Surprising Discovery

From reader@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 26 15:08:10 2020

https://www.sciencealert.com/x-ray-of-a-mummified-child-from-ancient-egypt-reveals-surprise-finding

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From Oh so rich & successful JTEM@21:1/5 to reader on Thu Nov 26 16:15:22 2020

reader wrote:

https://www.sciencealert.com/x-ray-of-a-mummified-child-from-ancient-egypt-reveals-surprise-finding

: After such a mishap, priests would often place an amulet such as a scarab
: over the damaged body part to protect the person in the afterlife, and the
: newfound calcite "blob" was about the right size and in the right position
: for it to be a protective scarab, Stock explained.

So what's so "Surprising?"

Do you not know Click-Bait when you see it, man?

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