Archaeology & History
Egypt unveils pharaonic embalming bed
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T.K. RandallMarch 23, 2009 ·
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A wooden embalming bed that would have been used to prepare bodies for mummification over 3000 years ago has been unearthed from a tomb in Egypt near Luxor.
Egyptian antiquities authorities on Thursday revealed an ancient pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a mysterious tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3,000 years ago. The wooden bed was painstakingly restored after being discovered in pieces in the KV-63 tomb in southern Egypt's famous Valley of the Kings, next to Tutankhamun's tomb, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement."
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