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Tim Hanlon

Ten crocodile mummies found by archaeologists in undisturbed Egyptian tomb

Archaeologists have discovered 10 mummified crocodiles in an undisturbed ancient Egyptian tomb.

The crocodiles have been extremely well preserved and have been lying there for possibly more than 2,500 years in a ritual likely to honour Sobek - a fertility god who was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians.

The mummies were found in a tomb at Qubbat al-Hawa on the west bank of the River Nile in 2019 by archaeologists from the University of Jaen, in Spain.

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