The Toddler That Predates Egyptian Mummies By Nearly A Millennium

In 1958, an Italian archaeologist discovered the mummified remains of a two-and-a-half-year-old boy in a cave in southwestern Libya. But this was a mummy with a difference: it was far older than any comparable examples found in Egypt. The mummy was destined for controversy. He was older than any...

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