ScienceSkull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed

A study of 46 retainers buried near the tombs of three First Dynasty rulers at Umm el-Qa’ab found potentially lethal trauma on 18 skulls, including one chopping injury to the eye. The findings appear to support the theory that some royal servants were sacrificed when their ruler died, although researchers say the small sample cannot establish that all were sacrificed.

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