"We have discovered more than a thousand burial sites before in Luxor, but this is the first time we find one from the 13th Dynasty," said antiquities official Dr. Fathy Yaseen.
A new study co-authored by Salima Ikram (YAB 86) suggests that ancient Egyptians were capable of treating and rehabilitating patients who suffered from strokes.
A team of researchers has discovered the oldest skeletal remains belonging to a stroke victim. The mummy belonged to a woman who lived about 2,700 years ago.