Scientists Examined These Portraits Of Egyptian Mummies And Uncovered Their 2,000 Year Old Secrets

Scientists Examined These Portraits Of Egyptian Mummies And Uncovered Their 2,000 Year Old Secrets Archaeologists working in Egypt uncovered a stunning collection of mummy portraits in 1899. Eerily familiar, the works are likenesses of the dead attached to their mummified remains, and they were created when the Romans held sway in Egypt some 2,000 years ago. The portraits had languished in storage ever since their discovery. But by 2015… ►Image credits: Image: Northwestern Now Image: Eloquence Image: Lawr