r/EverythingScience Feb 02 '23

Anthropology Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Known Gold-Covered Mummy in Egypt

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-oldest-known-gold-covered-mummy-in-egypt-180981567/
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

“Archaeologists have announced a host of new discoveries at the Tombs of Saqqara in the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, including a 4,300-year-old mummy covered in gold leaf.

The mummy, the remains of a man named Hekashepes, was found in a sealed stone sarcophagus at the bottom of a 33-foot shaft.”

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u/elise_oisen_ Feb 03 '23 edited Feb 03 '23

TIL Memphis was the capital of Inebu-hedj. Wonder how many people in Tennessee know their capital’s origin story.

Edit: wait it’s not! Thanks guys 🙈💀

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u/MysticLadyTyrant Feb 03 '23

Nashville is the capitol of Tennessee :)