Ancient Egyptians Gathered Birds from the Wild for Sacrifice and Mummification (IMAGE)

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Ancient Egyptians Gathered Birds from the Wild for Sacrifice and Mummification

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Scene from the Books of the Dead (The Egyptian museum) showing the ibis-headed God Thoth recording the result of the final judgement.

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Wasef et al, 2019

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