At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in Egypt
Mummified ewes, dogs, wild goats, cows, gazelles and mongooses were found in the temple along with the ram heads, which are thought to be votive offerings indicating continuing reverence for Ramses II at the site about 1,000 years after his death, a statement from the tourism and antiquities ministry said. It added that the discoveries would expand knowledge of the site over a period of more than two millennia up to the Ptolemaic period.
It was a necropolis for early ancient Egyptian royalty and a pilgrimage center for the worship of the god Osiris. Excavations were carried out by a mission from New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Alongside the mummified animal remains, the team uncovered a large palatial structure with walls approximately five meters thick from the Old Kingdom’s sixth dynasty, in addition to several statues, papyri, ancient tree remains, leather garments and shoes.
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