Egypt
To the ancient Egyptians twins were seen as undesirable though there are some suggestions that some may have risen to great prominence.
http://www.livescience.com/culture/080912-hn-twins.html
- Antiquity Vol 83, No.319, March 2009
Antiquity Volume 83 No.319 For those who have subscriptions or academic access, the following article in Antiquity may be of interest: C.A. Hellier and R.C. Connolly A re-assessment of the larger fetus found in Tutankhamen's tomb As noted by Geoffrey...
- More Re Foetuses From The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
The University of Manchester Two foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains of the young King...
- Bodies Found In The Tomb Of Tutankhamun's Tomb Are Twin Daughters
Times Online (Aditi Khanna) Two foetuses found buried with Tutankhamun may have been his twin daughters, an expert has claimed. Professor Robert Connolly, an anatomist who is working with Egyptian authorities to analyse the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh,...
- Saturday Trivia
Oil Barrel Pyramid to be Built in UAE Waleg.com Pyramids abound in the Middle East. How would you feel if you were told that these thousand years pyramids are about to be added with one more? This is very likely because artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude...
- Egyptian Puzzle Of A Silent Embrace
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/21/healthscience/snembrace.phpAn article about Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, two men sharing a single tomb: "Though not of the nobility, they were highly esteemed in the palace as the chief manicurists of the king, sometime...
Egypt
Tut's Twins
To the ancient Egyptians twins were seen as undesirable though there are some suggestions that some may have risen to great prominence.
http://www.livescience.com/culture/080912-hn-twins.html
- Antiquity Vol 83, No.319, March 2009
Antiquity Volume 83 No.319 For those who have subscriptions or academic access, the following article in Antiquity may be of interest: C.A. Hellier and R.C. Connolly A re-assessment of the larger fetus found in Tutankhamen's tomb As noted by Geoffrey...
- More Re Foetuses From The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
The University of Manchester Two foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains of the young King...
- Bodies Found In The Tomb Of Tutankhamun's Tomb Are Twin Daughters
Times Online (Aditi Khanna) Two foetuses found buried with Tutankhamun may have been his twin daughters, an expert has claimed. Professor Robert Connolly, an anatomist who is working with Egyptian authorities to analyse the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh,...
- Saturday Trivia
Oil Barrel Pyramid to be Built in UAE Waleg.com Pyramids abound in the Middle East. How would you feel if you were told that these thousand years pyramids are about to be added with one more? This is very likely because artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude...
- Egyptian Puzzle Of A Silent Embrace
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/21/healthscience/snembrace.phpAn article about Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, two men sharing a single tomb: "Though not of the nobility, they were highly esteemed in the palace as the chief manicurists of the king, sometime...