7 times recent ancient Egyptian discoveries awed us
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From mummies with gold-plated tongues to a pyramid built for a previously unknown queen, here are 10 spectacular discoveries about ancient Egypt.
Courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities - 2/8
Falcon shrine and a cryptic message about boiling heads
Photography by Ulrich Hollmann via Getty Images - 3/8
Gold ring featuring the likeness of the "god of fun"
Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities - 4/8
Protective childbirth tattoos
Anne Austin/University of Missouri-St. Louis - 5/8
Vast water tunnel
Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities - 6/8
Birds in an Egyptian "masterpiece"
Public Domain; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Antiquity Publications Ltd. - 7/8
New understanding of mummification
Manchester Museum - 8/8
Tomb of an unknown queen
Courtesy Zahi Hawass
Jennifer Nalewicki