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May 03, 2021 03:55 PM EDT
A first of its kind discovery was recently reported to have come out of a comprehensive study by scientists of Poland on an Egyptian mummy dating back to 1st century BCE. For decades, it was believed that the said mummy was of a male priest after being X-rayed at a medical center in Otwock, Poland, in 2015.
However, a recent finding confirmed that the body belongs to a pregnant woman, unfolding an unexpected turn of event that was missed out on for decades.
A research group called the Warsaw Mummy Project has been conducting an examination of more than 40 mummies at the National Museum in Warsaw, which started in 2015. After decades of research, the new finding was said to be absolutely unexpected , according to Dr. Wojciech Ejsmond, an archaeologist who led the research team.
Allyson Waller, The New York Times
Published: 03 May 2021 01:04 PM BdST
Updated: 03 May 2021 01:04 PM BdST A pregnant Egyptian mummy is pictured during a research work in this undated handout photo. WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT/O. Leydo/Handout via REUTERS
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Scientists in Poland made the discovery while conducting a comprehensive study, which started in 2015, of more than 40 mummies at the National Museum in Warsaw, said Wojciech Ejsmond, an archaeologist and a director of the Warsaw Mummy Project, which led the research.
In a First, Researchers Discover a Pregnant Egyptian Mummy
“It’s like finding a treasure trove while you are picking up mushrooms in a forest,” an archaeologist said. “We are overwhelmed with this discovery.”
The world’s first known pregnant Egyptian mummy being X-rayed at a medical center in Otwock, Poland, in 2015. At the time, the mummy was thought to have been a male priest.Credit.Aleksander Leydo/Warsaw Mummy Project, via Agence France-Presse Getty Images
May 2, 2021, 10:19 a.m. ET
An Egyptian mummy that for decades was thought to be a male priest was recently discovered to have been a pregnant woman, making it the first known case of its kind, scientists said.