tombs

Situated in the city of Abydos over 5,000 years ago, the original Pharaohs were buried within enormous burial structures that were surrounded by thousands of smaller burials, representing the first group of kings to have been interred in the area. Newly-completed research examining cranial injuries found in these burial grounds indicates significant evidence for the concept of 'sacrificed' individuals, with nearly 40% of the individuals in these burial sites having sustained head trauma near the time of their death in order to serve their deceased rulers in the afterlife. Dr. Roselyn Campbell of Purdue University, in her newly-published article in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, critiques a more than 100-year-old remains taken from Abydos that have been retained in