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Cairo, Feb 02: A 2,000-year-old mummy bearing a tongue made of gold has been unearthed by Archaeologists at the ancient Egyptian site Taposiris Magna.
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Embalmers perhaps placed the golden tongue on the mummy to ensure that the deceased would be able to speak in the afterlife, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement.
The skeleton with the gold tongue was found to be well-preserved, as its skull and most of its structure is still intact.
Archaeologists dug it out of the rock-cut tomb and were met with the still shining gold object inside of the skeleton’s mouth.
The excavation is being led by the University of Santo Domingo, which has been working…
