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New forensic evidence supports Egyptian "retainer sacrifice"
Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls…
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5,000-year-old Egyptian skulls reveal new evidence of retainer sacrifice
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Researchers re-examininf 46 skulls excavated from Egypt’s First Dynasty royal cemetery at Abydos, found significant cranial trauma in 18 of them.
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- Researchers re-examininf 46 skulls excavated from Egypt’s First Dynasty royal cemetery at Abydos, found significant cranial trauma in 18 of them.
- Reported by Times of India and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:00:00 UTC.
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