{
  "id": 12077869,
  "title": "Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/skull-fractures-suggest-servants-of-egypts-ancient-kings-were-12077869",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T04:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/05/skull-fractures-suggest-servants-of-egypts-ancient-kings-were-sacrificed"
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  "summary": "Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theory Court officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research that found fractures in several ancient skulls. The royal cemetery of Umm el-Qa’ab near Abydos features the tombs and enclosures of the First Dynasty rulers of…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/skull-fractures-suggest-servants-of-egypts-ancient-kings-were",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:00:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}