Ancient Lion Skeleton Found In Egyptian Tomb

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ANC Webmaster - 26 Jan 2004 18:53 GMT

The discovery of the skeleton of a male lion in the tomb of King
Tutankhamen's wet nurse Ma?a in the city of Memphis, Egypt, has lent weight
to the theory that ancient Egyptians worshipped lions.
http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2004_0125_lion
Animal News Center Webmaster

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Jonathan Ball - 26 Jan 2004 19:11 GMT

> The discovery of the skeleton of a male lion in the tomb of King
> Tutankhamen's wet nurse Maïa in the city of Memphis, Egypt, has lent weight
> to the theory that ancient Egyptians worshipped lions.
> http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2004_0125_lion
> Animal News Center Webmaster

And this involves contemporary political issues
surrounding animals...how, exactly?

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Zakhar - 26 Jan 2004 20:53 GMT

> > The discovery of the skeleton of a male lion in the tomb of King
> > Tutankhamen's wet nurse Ma?a in the city of Memphis, Egypt, has lent

weight

> > to the theory that ancient Egyptians worshipped lions.

http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2004_0125_lion

> > Animal News Center Webmaster
>
> And this involves contemporary political issues
> surrounding animals...how, exactly?

Much more than your constant harassment of women.

You evil dwarf.

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philo - 26 Jan 2004 21:49 GMT

> The discovery of the skeleton of a male lion in the tomb of King
> Tutankhamen's wet nurse Ma?a in the city of Memphis, Egypt, has lent weight
> to the theory that ancient Egyptians worshipped lions.
> http://www.anc.org/wildlife/wildlife_article.cfm?identifier=2004_0125_lion
> Animal News Center Webmaster

An interesting article...
but from the picture that "skeleton" looks like it still has a lot of meat
on the bones!

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