Researchers have discovered a vast cranium collection that was likely left as an offering to Ramesses II, a much-loved pharaoh who died around 1,000 years before the skulls were embalmed.
More than 2,000 mummified rams' heads have been unearthed at an ancient temple in Egypt. The severed skulls were likely prepared as an offering to the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, around 1,000 years after he died.
The eerie cranium collection was found by researchers from New York University inside a previously undiscovered ancient storage building in the northern part of the temple, representatives from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities wrote in a translated Facebook post . The team also found the remains of goats, dogs, cows, deer and an ostrich at the site. All of the animal remains likely date to around 1,000 years after Ramsses II ruled Egypt and were likely left as an offering to the much-revered king in the afterlife, ministry representatives wrote.Image 1 of 2Ramesses II is renowned for his unusually long 66-year reign and for expanding ancient Egypt's empire while also maintaining alliances with its neighbors.
Image 1 of 2The new building has unusually thick walls — around 16.4 feet across — and contains a number of unusual artifacts, including statues, stone slabs, clothing, leather shoes, papyruses and the remains of a tree.
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