Polish Scientists Discover Ancient Egyptian Mummy was Pregnant Woman

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A pregnant Egyptian mummy is pictured during a research work in this undated handout photo. An ancient Egyptian mummy once believed to be the remains of a male priest is actually the embalmed body of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy, Polish scientists said on Friday. WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT/O. Leydo/Handout via REUTERS

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Scientists look at a pregnant Egyptian mummy during a research work in this undated handout photo. Marzena Ozarek-Szilke, an anthropologist at the Warsaw Mummy Project, was examining a CT scan of a mummy at the National Museum in the Polish capital when she spotted something peculiar. WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT/Bartosz Bajerski/Handout via REUTERS

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A combination of pictures shows a pregnant Egyptian mummy and scans of a mummy during a research work in this undated handout photo. The mummy came to Poland in the 19th century when the nascent University of Warsaw was creating an antiquities collection. WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT/Handout via REUTERS

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A pregnant Egyptian mummy is pictured during a research work in this undated handout photo. Ejsmond said scientists would study the mummy further to determine the cause of death and establish why the foetus was left in the body. WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT/O. Leydo/Handout via REUTERS

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A cameraman films the only known example of a pregnant Egyptian mummy, displayed at an exhibition in National Museum in Warsaw, Poland May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

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Archaeologist of Egypt, bio-archaeologist and paleopathologist, Marzena Ozarek-Szilke of the Warsaw Mummy Project team of Polish scientists who have discovered the only known example of a pregnant Egyptian mummy, poses for a photo in front of the exhibition with the pregnant Egyptian mummy at the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

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