Mummy's colorful collar discovered in Egyptian tomb

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 13:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A collar with "almost pristine" colors that would have been worn by a mummy has been discovered in small pieces in an Egyptian tomb in Thebes and put back together again.People in ancient Egypt wore collars called "wesekhs" made of beads when they were alive.

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