https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/mummified-remains-of-big-cat-discovered-in-ancient-egyptian-necropolis-says-ministry
Mummified remains of big cat discovered in ancient Egyptian necropolis, says ministry
The ministry has promised to reveal more details in the coming weeks after running radar scans to study the animal's remains
The find comes as part of an excavation in Saqqara, a town south of Cairo, which served as a vast burial ground for ancient Egypt and is home to the famed Step Pyramid.
While it's not uncommon to find mummified remains of cats within the Egyptian necropolis — ancient Egyptians were known for their worship of the feline — but to find one this large is unusual.
In 2004, the first lion skeleton had been discovered, according to the Associated Press.
"It is a very strange animal, like a big cat," Dr. Khaled El-Enany told Express U.K. "Maybe it will be a lion or a lioness, but we are studying it now and will announce the find in a few weeks."
He added that more information will be revealed later this month, after the team has run CT scans and DNA tests to study the animal's remains. o
The find follows a series of one-of-a-kind discoveries made at the site in the past year. Last December, archaeologists discovered the tomb of a high priest, untouched for over 4,400 years.
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