2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II

Some of the horned skulls that were recently uncovered at a temple dedicated to Ramesses II in Abydos. More than 2,000 mummified rams' heads have been unearthed at an ancient temple in Egypt. The severed skulls were likely prepared as an offering to the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, around 1,000 years after he died. The severed heads were uncovered at the Ramesses II temple in Abydos, an ancient city around 430 miles (692 kilometers) south of Cairo. The temple was built in the honor of Ramesses II, who reigned between...