February
26
/ 2021
A University of Queensland paleontologist claims to have found evidence of an extinct goose species in a 4,600-year-old tomb painting dubbed the “Mona Lisa of Ancient Egypt.” The ancient painting was discovered at Meidum, an archaeological site situated around 62 miles (100 km) south of Cairo. The site comprises Egypt's first straight-sided pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas, and the painting was found on the north wall within a mastaba-chamber in the tomb of Nefermaat, a prince in the Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, and his wife, Itet. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"83589","attributes":{"alt":"The extinct goose on the left, has been reconstructed in the central image, and is compared to the red-breasted goose on the far right. (Photo from tomb painting CK Wilkinson / Reconstruction Anthony Romilio /
