Tags: Archaeology

Mummy of a ram, animal sacred to the God Khnum, from Elephantine Island. Egyptian civilisation, Ptolemaic Period.

1,600-Year-Old Sheep Mummy Reveals Husbandry Practices in Ancient Iran

An international collaboration of archaeologists and geneticists examined the remains of a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy from Chehrābād in Zanjian Province, revealing important details about ancient Iran as well as the effect of natural mummification processes.
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