The lost mummies of Dahshur
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Reading the bones of princesses
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The archery rituals and royal hunt
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Master of Archery of Egyptian princesses
artibkrw3998 Match the princess's mummy bows to learn the archery secrets of ancient Egyptian royalty.
artibkrw3998 Genetic and historical clues reveal that four of the mummies were royal sisters, the daughters of Pharaoh Amenemhat II.
Forgotten boxes: The mummies of the Egyptian princesses were rediscovered in 2020 inside simple wooden packing crates, still wrapped in newspapers from 1894.
artibkrw3998 The royal mummies were forgotten in storage for over a century before their spectacular rediscovery in 2020.
A dead body preserved by embalming or natural processes. In 2020, curators rediscovered six royal mummies excavated from the pyramids of Dahshur in the 1890s.
What rare physical feature helped scientists prove that the Dahshur princesses were biological sisters?
What precious stone decorated the handle of the bronze dagger buried with Princess Ita?
Which of these weapons was NOT found buried in the tombs of the Dahshur princesses?
Around which century BC did the Dahshur princesses live during Egypt's Middle Kingdom?
In what year were the forgotten mummies of the Egyptian princesses rediscovered in the museum basement?
Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh was the father of the four royal sisters found at Dahshur?
At which ancient Egyptian pyramid complex were the tombs of the 4,000-year-old princess archers discovered?