{
  "id": 12145251,
  "title": "5,000-year-old Egyptian skulls reveal new evidence of retainer sacrifice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/5-000-year-old-egyptian-skulls-reveal-new-evidence-of-retainer",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/archaeology/scientists-re-examined-46-skulls-excavated-from-egypts-first-dynasty-royal-cemetery-in-the-1920s-18-showed-significant-cranial-trauma-adding-new-forensic-evidence-for-retainer-sacrifice-about-5000-years-ago/articleshow/134695608.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers re-examininf 46 skulls excavated from Egypt’s First Dynasty royal cemetery at Abydos, found significant cranial trauma in 18 of them. The injuries provide new forensic evidence that some people buried around royal tombs may have been deliberately killed after a ruler’s death. The findings support the possibility of retainer sacrifice, although the exact cause of death remains…",
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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."
}