The golden tongues weren't actual tongues but rather were golden plates in the shape of tongues placed in the mouths of some of the mummies, as explained by Supreme Council for Archaeology secretary-general Dr. These excavations managed to unearth a number of ancient tombs from different points in Egyptian history. The mummies were some of the several discoveries found at the Qwaisana Archaeological Compound excavation site in Egypt. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFĪ cameraman films the only known example of a pregnant Egyptian mummy, displayed at an exhibition in National Museum in Warsaw, Poland (photo credit: REUTERS/KACPER PEMPEL)Īrchaeologists discovered ancient Egyptian mummies with golden tongues, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced recently. Jerusalem Post Archaeology A taste for gold: Ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues The golden tongues are thought by some archaeologists to have allowed the deceased ancient Egyptians to speak with Osiris, judge of the dead, after their passing. Israel News Health & Wellness WORLD NEWS Middle East Business & Innovation Opinion Archeology Login Log Out (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) ` (script) Advertisement A taste for gold: Ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues - The Jerusalem Post

Gold mummy