Researchers ‘shocked’ to find Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman
Polish researchers examining an ancient Egyptian mummy that they expected to be a male priest were surprised when X-rays and computer tests revealed instead that it was a mummy of a woman who had been seven months pregnant. The researchers said on Thursday it was the world’s first known case of such a well-preserved ancient mummy of a pregnant woman. The mummy was brought to Warsaw in 1826 and the inscription on the coffin named a male priest. The researchers estimated the woman was between 20 and 30 years old.
Source: theguardian.com