Millions of Ibises Were Mummified. But Where Did Ancient Egypt Get Them?

    Posted by Cara Giaimo on

    DNA analysis of the preserved birds found in many catacombs undercuts the explanation that there were large-scale ibis breeding farms.

    Archaeology and Anthropology
    Birds
    DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
    Egypt
    Egyptian Civilization
    Genetics and Heredity
    Ikram
    Mummies and Mummification
    PLoS One (Journal)
    Salima
    Sally
    Wasef
    your-feed-science

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