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Mummified Mice And Falcons Found In Newly Unveiled Egyptian Tomb

More than 50 animals were found in the tomb, along with mummies of a woman and a young boy. It's "one of the most exciting discoveries ever," Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said.
An archeologist holds an ancient mummified bird that was found in a burial site unveiled on Friday.

The recent discovery of mummified cats in a well-preserved tomb probably shouldn't be surprising. It's a long-established fact that ancient Egyptians loved cats.

What's perhaps more remarkable, however, isin addition to the cats.

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