Mummy With A Golden Tongue Found In Egypt

Archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old mummy with a golden tongue at an ancient Egyptian site called Taposiris Magna. 

This 2,000-year-old mummy was buried with a golden tongue, likely to help the deceased speak in the afterlife.

Embalmers perhaps placed the golden tongue on the mummy to ensure that the deceased would be able to speak in the afterlife, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said in a statement released Jan 29. 

For instance, if the golden-tongued mummy encounte...

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