Museum Staff Discovers 2,000 Year-Old Secret In Crumpled Parcel

Wrapped Up Royalty

Aaemka, son of two Roman-era officials named Montsuef and Tanuat. The museum staff then found another surprise. A piece of brown paper attached to the backside. “What we found under the head were layers of the original mummy wrapping that had obviously come away when the shroud was taken off the body,” said the principal conservator, Lynn McClean.

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Post originally appeared on American Upbeat.