Skulls point to human sacrifices at the deaths of Egypt’s first pharaohs

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  Researcher Roselyn Campbell says people were sacrificed when Egypt’s first pharaohs died.

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  Her conclusion is based on a new examination of skulls from subsidiary graves linked to the early pharaohs.

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  Egyptologist Huub Pragt says the skulls provide physical evidence supporting long-standing suspicions that kings sacrificed their servants.

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  The sources do not state why the sacrifices were made.

Who

Researcher Roselyn Campbell of Purdue University examined the skulls. Egyptologist Huub Pragt commented on the findings.

What

The skulls point to people being sacrificed at the deaths of Egypt’s first pharaohs.

When

At the deaths of the first Egyptian pharaohs. The sources do not give dates.

Where

Egypt; the skulls came from subsidiary graves linked to the first pharaohs.

Why

Not stated

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