2,000 sheep heads found at Ramses II temple reveal ancient secrets

Thousands of mummified sheep heads unearthed at the temple of Ramses II reveal ancient Egyptian spiritual rituals and offerings.

At Abydos in southern Egypt, the historic capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt (circa 2686-2181 BC), Pharaoh Ramses II built a temple that bears his name. It is called the Temple of Pharaoh Ramses II. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

And when excavating this temple, experts from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities unexpectedly found thousands of strange objects. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Advanced archaeological exploration and analysis techniques have revealed that more than 2,000 mummified sheep heads dating back to the Ptolemaic Dynasty (circa 332-30 BC) have been unearthed. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Samih Iskender, head of the archaeological team, noted that the large number of mummified sheep heads suggests two major possibilities. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

One is that they were used as sacrificial objects in ancient Egyptian communal spiritual rituals. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Two, they were offered personally by the ancient Egyptian people to Pharaoh Ramses II to ask him to continue blessing them a thousand years after his death. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Mustafa Veziri, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, stressed that the discovery revealed important details about the history of the Temple of Ramses II in Abydos. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced that bones and fragments of other animals were also found in the temple. Photo: @Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Dear Readers, please watch the video : "Discovery of an ancient tomb about 5,000 years old in China". Video source: @VTV24.

Source: https://khoahocdoisong.vn/tim-duoc-2000-dau-cuu-tai-den-tho-ramses-ii-he-lo-bi-mat-co-xua-post2149067244.html