Mystery behind ‘screaming’ mummy may finally be solved
The mystery behind a mummy known as the ‘Screaming Woman’ may finally be solved (Picture: Sahar Saleem/SWNS)
The mystery behind an Egyptian mummy nicknamed the ‘Screaming Woman’ may have been solved.
The 3,500-year-old woman was found open mouthed in a burial chamber during excavations in Egypt in 1935.
Previous theories have thought embalmers simply forgot to close her mouth, but scientists now believe her expression was fixed in place by a rare muscle reaction.
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