Buried in the depths of an ancient tomb alongside some of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs, archaeologists uncovered the poorly mummified body of man whose twisted facial expression told of a gruesome death. Officially unidentified, The Screaming Man has been pored over by scientists and doctors to determine who he was, what the cause of his mysterious death was, and why his body was preserved so poorly, yet buried among Pharaohs. Was he a foreign official buried according to his own customs? Was it botch job done by outsiders who didn't fully understand the mummification process? Or was there a deeper meaning behind it all? Hannah and Katy will cover it all: murder plots, harems, and nefarious Afterlife intentions. 

This was a fun one, and a new topic for us! So pour the drinks, put on the sun screen, and follow us to Ancient Egypt for this Unsolved Mystery! 

Sources
https://archive.org/details/edg-ao-issue/edg%20AO%20025%202020%2010%2B11/mode/2up?view=theater
https://archive.archaeology.org/0603/abstracts/mysteryman.html
https://www.marsaalamtours.org/en/temple-of-deir-al-bahri-queen-hatshepsut-temple#:~:text=The%20mummy%20cache%20in%20Deir,Cairo%2C%20where%20Maspero%20unwrapped%20them.
https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcr06e.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-20755264
https://www.livescience.com/61749-screaming-mummy-backstory.html

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