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Mystery over identity of 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy finally solved by FBI

Scientists have puzzled over severed head since its discovery in 1915

 
The mummified head of Djehutynakht is all that remains after the body was destroyed by tomb robbers Museum of Fine Arts Boston

A century-long mystery over the identity of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy has finally been solved by the FBI.

Since 1915, scientists have puzzled over the severed head discovered in the corner of a looted tomb in Deit el-Bersha, an ancient Egyptian necropolis.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fbi-solves-mummy-identity-egypt-deit-el-bersha-djehutynakht-wife-a8293771.html