{"id":1471,"date":"2015-09-23T13:02:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T11:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/ctscanner\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2017-10-18T14:05:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T12:05:23","slug":"a-view-into-ancient-egypt-through-a-mummy-falcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/ctscanner\/a-view-into-ancient-egypt-through-a-mummy-falcon\/","title":{"rendered":"A view into Ancient Egypt through a mummy falcon"},"content":{"rendered":"

An ancient Egpytian falcon mummy was analyzed at high resolution in a \u201cvirtual autopsy\u201d and it was found that it\u2019s stomach contains a mass of bones and teeth of two or more mice as well as a small bird. This leads us to believe the ancient Egyptians kept birds of prey in captivity, since a natural occurring bird will never eat as much in one go. Read more and see some stunning images and videos here:<\/p>\n

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An ancient Egpytian falcon mummy was analyzed at high resolution in a \u201cvirtual autopsy\u201d and it was found that it\u2019s stomach contains a mass of bones and teeth of two or more mice as well as a small bird. This leads us to believe the ancient Egyptians kept birds of prey in captivity, since a … <\/p>\n

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