Apr 30, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
The first remnants of an ancient Egyptian mummified pregnant woman has been discovered, having been found in Thebes, dating back over 2,000 years.The dead body was 28 weeks into her pregnancy when she passed on, scans of the body showed.
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The Warsaw Mummy Project
Scientists working as part of the Warsaw Mummy Project from the Polish Academy of Sciences, worked to get more information about the woman, assumed to be in her 20s. Through X-rays and CT scans combination, the team found the remnants of a fetus, that is around 26 to 30 weeks old, inside the woman - the first time a mummy that is pregnant has been found.