The British "Guardian" reported on the 29th that Polish researchers re-scanned an ancient Egyptian mummy and found that it was a woman who was 7 months pregnant. The researchers say this is the world's first known well-preserved ancient pregnant woman mummy.
Researchers say the mummy was brought to Warsaw, Poland, in 1826. Hieroglyphic records on the sarcophagus, which were originally thought to have been a male priest who lived from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
Anthropologist and archaeologist Marzensilk said the researchers found the mummy to be a woman through X-ray and computer tests. To their great shock, they saw the fetus's little feet and small hands, and finally determined that it was a pregnant mummy.
The researchers estimated that the woman was between the ages of 20 and 30 and was 26 to 28 weeks pregnant. The mummy has not yet been opened, but scans revealed the pregnant woman had curly hair that hung down to her shoulders. The researchers believe it may be older than previously thought, and the cause of death is still being studied.
On April 18, local time, the Royal Mummy Hall of the Egyptian Museum of Civilization was officially opened to the public, and the mummies of 20 ancient Egyptian pharaohs and queens were met with the public. The 20 mummies on display are all from the 22 mummies that were transferred from the Egyptian National Museum to the Egyptian Museum of Civilization in early April, and the other two will be exhibited in turn. To this end, the Egyptian Museum of Civilization has opened a special royal mummification hall. Netizens have said that it is very mysterious.
On February 1, in Alexandria, Egypt, researchers found a mummy with a golden tongue in its mouth in the ruins of the city of Magna, according to the Daily Mail, which said the ancients believed that this burial method would allow the deceased to talk to the gods in the afterlife. The history of this mummy is expected to date back about 2,000 years.
(Original title: Poland found the world's first pregnant mummy, the fetus in the womb is 7 months old)