{
  "id": 12409988,
  "title": "New Research Shows That These Ancient Egyptian Servants May Have Been Brutally Sacrificed and Buried Alongside Their Pharaohs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-research-shows-that-these-ancient-egyptian-servants-may-have-been",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T15:09:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-research-shows-that-these-ancient-egyptian-servants-may-have-been-brutally-sacrificed-and-buried-alongside-their-pharaohs-180989619/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Forensic research has identified deliberate and fatal wounds on skulls from simple grave sites near First Dynasty royal tombs in Upper Egypt",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}