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Gebelein Man | Ancient Murder | Egyptian Mummy | British Museum
On display at the British Museum is one of their most popular exhibits – A naturally preserved mummy known as Gebelein Man. He was buried about 3500 BC, and was aged between 18 – 21 years old. One of the most remarkable aspects of this Egyptian mummy is that in 2012 the British Museum placed his remains in a CT Scanner in the Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London – It was revealed that Gebelein Man was the victim of murder. He was literally stabbed in the back and many of his ribs had been shattered as a cause – The analysis of ancient human remains rarely reveals the cause of death but the cut on his back, as well as the damage to the underlying shoulder blade and rib, are characteristic of a single, fatal, penetrating wound. Gebelein man can be found on display in Room 64, the Early Egypt gallery at the British Museum He was buried in about 3500 BC (if not earlier) at the site of Gebelein in Upper Egypt. Direct contact with the hot, dry sand naturally mummified his body, making him one of the best-preserved individuals from ancient Egypt. He has been in the British Museum collection for over 100 years
- Published: 22 September 2021
- Location: London, England
- Duration: 2:02
- Photography – Stephen Robert Kuta / Yhana Kuta
- Written by – Stephen Robert Kuta
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On display at the British Museum is one of their most popular exhibits – A naturally preserved mummy known as Gebelein Man. He was buried about 3500 BC, and was aged between 18 – 21 years old. One of the most remarkable aspects of this Egyptian mummy is that in 2012 the British Museum placed his remains in a CT Scanner in the Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London – It was revealed that Gebelein Man was the victim of murder. He was literally stabbed in the back and many of his ribs had been shattered as a cause – The analysis of ancient human remains rarely reveals the cause of death but the cut on his back, as well as the damage to the underlying shoulder blade and rib, are characteristic of a single, fatal, penetrating wound. Gebelein man can be found on display in Room 64, the Early Egypt gallery at the British Museum He was buried in about 3500 BC (if not earlier) at the site of Gebelein in Upper Egypt. Direct contact with the hot, dry sand naturally mummified his body, making him one of the best-preserved individuals from ancient Egypt. He has been in the British Museum collection for over 100 years
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