{"id":263994,"date":"2024-11-06T23:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/ancient-egyptians-shaped-sheeps-horns-and-we-dont-know-why\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:35","slug":"ancient-egyptians-shaped-sheeps-horns-and-we-dont-know-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/ancient-egyptians-shaped-sheeps-horns-and-we-dont-know-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep’s horns \u2013 and we don’t know why"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sheep skulls modified by ancient Egyptians so that their horns grew upward instead of outward<\/p>\n

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Sheep with deformed horns are among the more mysterious animal remains discovered at an ancient Egyptian burial site dating back to around 3700 BC. They also represent the oldest physical evidence of humans modifying the horns of livestock.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sheep were deliberately made \u2018special\u2019 by castration,\u201d says Wim Van Neer<\/a> at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. \u201cIn addition, their horns were directed upward, and in one case, the horns were removed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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