Friday, March 6, 2015

Examination shows Pharaoh died in battle

Senebkay discovered skelton by UPenn Josef Wegner by Luxor Times 5


An examination carried out on the remains of the Pharaoh SenebKay shows that the king was killed in battle.


The King was probably on his horse when he was attacked and hit at his lower back then ankles till he got on the ground when the attackers brutally killed him with their axes on his skull.


Even though using horses in battles were not common at that time but the ancient Egyptians showed good skills in horse riding during the Second Intermediate Period which is an indication of the great role horses played in the military actions during this period even before the chariots technology in Ancient Egypt.


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Story: Luxor Times | Photo: Josef Wegner



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