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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Archaeologists perplexed to find strangely modified sheep horns in ancient Egypt

Archaeologists have uncovered strangely deformed sheep skulls at an ancient Egyptian burial site, representing the oldest known example of humans modifying livestock horns.

Researchers also found the remains of at least six large, castrated male sheep at the mortuary complex in Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt, dating to about 3,700 BC.

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