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  • They Placed Gold Tongues in the Dead: Roman Cemetery in Egypt’s Minya Reveals a Ritual Once Only Known from Texts

    They Placed Gold Tongues in the Dead: Roman Cemetery in Egypt’s Minya Reveals a Ritual Once Only Known from Texts

    Inside a quiet burial ground in Egypt’s Minya region, something unexpected was waiting beneath the sand. When archaeologists opened several Roman-era burials, they noticed a detail that felt almost symbolic. Thin tongues of gold had been placed inside the mouths of the dead. The discovery comes from the ancient site of Al-Bahansa, known in antiquity…

    April 19, 2026

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